Need assitance installin FreeBSD

Jerry McAllister jerrymc at clunix.cl.msu.edu
Sat Mar 27 16:14:41 PST 2004


> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jerry McAllister
> > >
> > > On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 17:42:04 -0500 (EST)
> > > Jerry McAllister <jerrymc at clunix.cl.msu.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > > Actually, I think the intention of the MINI-ISO is to boot and
> > > > run the installation with everything loaded from one of the ftp
> > > > sites.
> > >
> > > I believe you're thinking of the bootonly.iso (21MB) which is just
> > > the boot/sysinstall stuff.
> >
> > I don't remember seeing any bootonly.iso in what is offered under any
> > of the regular directory trees on the main ftp.freebsd.org site.
> >
> > Maybe the mini.iso contains more than just /stand/sysinstall, but
> > it still needs ftp access to do a complete install - or another CD.
> 
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/5.2.1/5.2.1-RELEASE-i386-b
> ootonly.iso
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/5.2.1/5.2.1-RELEASE-i386-m
> iniinst.iso

OK.  Guess it's new.  I was only considering <= 4.xxx
I haven't gotten to 5.xxx yet.  I need another machine and 
much more time.

////jerry

> 
> -Dan
> 
> 



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