Install Free BSD without floppy and bootable CD-ROM-drive

[Anthony Carmody]

Kevin Kinsey wrote:
> ----Original Message-----
> 
>> From: ygb [mailto:YGB at mail.ru] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 5:18 AM
>> To: questions at freebsd.org
>> Subject: Install Free BSD without floppy and bootable CD-ROM-drive
>> I have notebook IP-120MHz, without FDD
>> How can i install FreeBSD on in?
>> It has Windows partition
>> I see utilit setup.exe in the list of files in /tools, but
>> has NOT found it.
>> Help me, please!
> Hauan David A wrote:
> 
>> See this how-to
>> http://www.freebsddiary.org/plip.php
>> dave
>>  
>>
> Thanks for that link.  It's a good article.  But
> we're still not helping the OP.
> To quote from this article:
> 
> "Slap in your boot disk, select your options, and get
> yourself up to the point of choosing your installation
> method.  Choose FTP install, and you should be
> prompted to set up your network interface. Choose lp0,"
> 
> So, where is he supposed to "slap in" this "boot disk",
> as he still has no FDD, and his BIOS won't boot from
> CD-ROM?
> 
> Until someone invents hot-swappable motherboards
> (gg), I don't see that he can do this either.  The installation
> program *has to be* executing in memory on the machine
> to be installed.
> 
> Now, if some manufacturer's BIOS supported etherboot
> via PLIP interface, I could see some possibilities, though it's
> a rather desperate endeavor.
> 
> Or am I just really, really dense here?
> 
> Kevin KInsey
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i think my old thinkpad will boot from the CDROM if i hit a certain F 
keys on boot. can you download the hardware manual from somewhere?
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Regards,
Anthony John Carmody