Via EPIA Mini-ITX motherboard

[Steve Burton]

Before I retire to current, is it possible to boot off a 4.x CD and then 
use ftp to install 5.1? There is no floppy support on my motherboard and 
I won't have CD's for ages.

Steve.

talking to myself again.

Steve Burton wrote:
> 
> 
> Kevin Oberman wrote:
> 
>>> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:19:24 +0100
>>> From: Steve Burton <steve at sliderule.demon.co.uk>
>>> Sender: owner-freebsd-stable at freebsd.org
>>>
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> what a useful thread! I've just ordered enough bits to build a 
>>> mini-itx machine (from www.miniitx.com) but they've run out of 
>>> slim-line CDROM drives so I have to wait :-( I've ordered an M1000 
>>> (Nehemiah) motherboard and intend to use it for a small (tiny) 
>>> intranet server (Apache) and logon server (Samba) for file sharing. 
>>> It will also run DNS, DHCP, NTP and whatever take my fancy - I hope, 
>>> replacing my P133 full AT box. The difference in size and power 
>>> consumption means I can have two!
>>>
>>> While I've been waiting, 5.1 has been released so I now have to 
>>> decide between 4.8 REL and 5.1 REL perhaps this is the opportunity I 
>>> need to try v5?
>>
>>
>>
>> Trying V5 is not a bad idea. Lots has changed, mostly for the better,
>> but there are some rough spots still around!
>>
>> If you not upgrading, you will miss many pitfalls. Read the release
>> notes and subscribe the current, if you have not already done so. I'd
>> spend a few days watching current before trying V5 so you will be
>> aware of significant issues. Feedback on 5.1 is already coming in, so
>> the sooner you start reading it, the better.
>>
>> I am running CURRENT on two systems,one of which I use a lot. While
>> tracking current has its perils, I've generally had few significant
>> problems and expect to upgrade one more system to 5.1 or current (have
>> not decided) soon.
>>
>> 'ls /dev' is a major eye-opener, even it you are sort of expecting it.
> 
> 
> I only know the theory of /dev! I've subscribed to current but I don't 
> expect my kit to arrive until next Tuesday so I should find time to read 
> up on this.
> 
> Looks like I may already have committed myself :-) [the only place I 
> have commit rights]
> 
> Steve.
> 
> 
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