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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!classic.iinet.com.au!swing.iinet.net.au!news.uoregon.edu!hpg30a.csc.cuhk.hk!news.cuhk.edu.hk!agate!tfs.com!mailhub.tfs.com!julian From: julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: What do I need for FreeBSD? Date: 28 Jan 1996 23:43:31 GMT Organization: TRW Financial Systems, Oakland, CA Lines: 27 Message-ID: <4eh1n3$9p8@times.tfs.com> References: <4eh01a$24c@jaxnet.jaxnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mailhub.tfs.com In article <4eh01a$24c@jaxnet.jaxnet.com>, Cary D. Beuershausen <caryb@jax.jaxnet.com> wrote: >Where do I start downloading? What files do I need for a complete >install, etc. Would it just be easier to get a CD copy from somewhere, >and if so, where do I go? the answer depends on how well the machine you would be installing is connected to the net. If it has a reasonably fast pp or ISDN link (or faster) then you can just grab /pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE/floppies/boot.flp and 'dd' that to a 1.2 or 1.44 floppy and boot it.. it will ask you to show it how to dial out, or connect to the net, then it will load everything else itself (can take days so be careful) :) alternatively there are a couple of CDs available.. check out http://www.freebsd.org for more info > >Any help is greatly appreciated! > > >Cary D. Beuershausen >Systems Engineer >Advanced Data Systems >caryb@jax.jaxnet.com >http://jax.jaxnet.com/~caryb/ads-home.html >