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From: vijay konkimalla <vijayk@ed.atl.sita.int>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Did anyone ever get a floppy install of FreeBSD -- how?????
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 18:35:42 -0400
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Bob Keys wrote:
> 
> Second query...... Has anyone ever gotten a floppy install of FreeBSD to
> work?  I would like to try a minimal install to build a troff/tex writing
> box, but my one try at a floppy install did not work correctly.  
Yes, I have always used Floppy installations. That is the only one that
works for me. (haven't tried FTP) 

When you use select the distributions, make sure the 

	<distrib>.inf file exists on the first floppy.

Recently, I used this method to upgrade from 2.2.1 release to the latest
releng.

Hope that helps.

--vijay 
(vijayk@ed.atl.sita.int)