FreeBSD on IBM x345 2U server?

[Tom Samplonius]

On Wed, 21 May 2003 cp at cvt.dk wrote:

> Thats right. I was thinking that same kernel would be
> on the floppy and CDROM, and if remaining drivers did not fit onto the
> floppy they would be on the drivers.flp option.

  Well, 2.88MB (two floppies) still isn't very much.  If my eyes do not
deceive me, all the drivers and kernel modules amount to about 16MB
(contents of /boot/kernel on 5.1-BETA).  Now, admittedly, you don't need
sound drivers to install the OS, but still...

> Regardless, it works now.
> 
> I guess its time I give up the very old (bad?) habbit of
> installing from a floppy-set and ftp :)
> 
> I look forward to see how much data I can push through
> FreeBSD and IPF with gigabit ethernet cards on a PCI-X bus.
> 
> Thanks
> Christoffer


Tom