Install Free BSD without floppy, without bootableCD-ROM-drive, without boot from LAN etc.

[Roman Kurakin]

Юрий:

>Hello hackers,
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>I wrote to @questions, but as result, I have advised to address the help to you.
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>Sorry, if I spend your time
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>I have notebook IP-120MHz without FDD
>He is NOT BOOT from CD.
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>How can i install FreeBSD on it?
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>Hardvare configuration:
>Compaq 5280
>Intel Pentium 120MHz
>80Mb RAM
>4,3 Gb HDD Hitachi
>CD-ROM -8x Panasonic (I CAN NOT boot from it)
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>NO able boot from LAN, NO FDD,
>2,5" HDD - I can't connect this HDD to desktop and install FreeBSD on it.
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Why? Or you just don't have a connector?

By the way, do you have USB?

You may also try another copy of CD, or better original one.

Best regards,
                        Roman Kurakin

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>I try to load a kernen from DOS-partition usin "bsdboot.com kernel",
>but it have called a panic because of impossibility to mount root partition
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>BUT I read in file /tools/00_index.txt (line 1):
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>setup.exe       Prepare for installation from a DOS partition.
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>I hope it help me, but I can not FOUND IT -
>I can't found setup.exe in the installatoin CD-ROM,
>in the ftp-server on freebsd.org
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>Where I can found this utilite???
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>Whether there is any other way of installation?
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>How can i install FreeBSD?
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