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From: gbh@erols.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2.1.6.1 Upgrade gripe
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 12:16:41 -0500
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To: Conrad Sabatier <conrads@neosoft.com>
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> Just got the CD-ROM the other day from Walnut Creek and decided to do the
> upgrade from 2.1.5 today.  The same old aggravation with the IDE CD-ROM
> drive.  Grrrr!
> 
> Which brings to mind a troubling question: *why* is it necessary to use
> DOS at all to *upgrade*?...


Why do you need DOS? Why not boot from a floppy and continue
the installation?

--Greg