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From: root@knobel.GUN.de (Root at knobel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: 386BSD - what a pain to install!
Message-ID: <349@knobel.GUN.de>
Date: 26 Sep 92 05:15:56 GMT
References: <1992Sep22.225256.25660@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> <1992Sep22.175431.1@vax.sonoma.edu> <19pph4INNp6j@disaster.Germany.EU.net>
Organization: Andreas Klemm, 4040 Neuss, Germany
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bs@Germany.EU.net (Bernard Steiner) writes:
>In article <1992Sep22.175431.1@vax.sonoma.edu>, levinson@vax.sonoma.edu writes:
>> In article <1992Sep22.225256.25660@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>, rcskb@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Kendall Bennett) writes:
>[LOTS of laments about 386bsd deleted]
>Folks,
>face it: this is an ALPHA system. Don't expect it to be as stable as one of
>the commercial ones that have been selling for years on end.
>And *please* RTFM and the FAQ's etc before starting to natter about a system.
Hi !
386BSD WHAT A BEAUTY TO INSTALL !!!
It's faszinating how _easy_ it is to do a network based installation!
I created 3 large cpio archives out of the splitted stuff in the
bin01, etc01, src01 distribution.
If I want to install a new experimental System, I only have to
insert the boot disk, doing the basic installation and then getting
the three archives via ftp from my archive host.
You only have to initialize the ethernet board by hand.
For example: ifconfig we0 inet 149.237.4.124 netmask 255.255.255.0
after that: ifconfig we0
verifying the settings
then: ftp 149.237.4.45
login.....
get the stuff in binary mode..... (with 190-230 Kb/s, depends on disk and
network performace)
back to local System
for i in bin01.cpio.Z etc01.cpio.Z src01.cpio.Z
do
zcat $i | cpio -icvmdul && rm $i
done
sh /tmp/..... (don't know exactly the name of the install script ? )
shutdown -todos
reboot
You have a complete UNIX Installation in about 90 Minutes or so...
And this kinda easy installation requires simply 1 Floppy Disk to boot
about 180 MB free space on harddisk.
Another good idea would be to make a backup with tape immediately
after installation and installing with tape.
So you don't have the overhead of three large cpio archives during
installation (about 50 MB) !!!
Bye
Andreas
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+++ Andreas Klemm +++ 4040 Neuss 21 +++ Germany +++ Phone: +49 2137 12609 +++