ISOs

[Jerry McAllister]

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 02:35:25PM -0300, Mario Lobo wrote:

> 
>    -----Mensagem original-----
>    De: IT2 Stuart Blake Tener, USNR
>    Enviada em: 29/01/2009 13:50:32
>    Para:
>    Assunto: ISOs
>    Dear Sir or Ma'am:
>    I have tried to search Google and that, but probably am not using t   he
>    right conglomerate of keywords to find what I want to know, so I am   resigned
>    to asking you.
>    I recently noticed that there are quite a number of DVDs and CD-ROM= s
>    out
>    for FreeBSD, and I'd like to give it a try. So I downloaded the amd   64-all
>    torrent, but I fear I likely have more ISOs than I need.
>    Does the "dvd1" include the contents of the docs?
>    What are all the other ISOs?
>    I saw no documentation on the freebsd.org site descriptive what I a= m
>    asking.
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc2.iso
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc3.iso
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-docs.iso
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-livefs.iso
>    Thanks in advance, and have a blessed day.

Basically, if you have a good enough internet connection (reliable, stays up)
so you can do the bulk of the install over the network, then all you
really need is the  ...disc1.iso  CD.   
If your net connection is unreliable, then you might wan disc2 and disc3.

////jerry




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>    Hi there Stuart;
>    Here are the basic descriptions;
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso
>    - Very small iso. Just enough to boot FBSD but no enough for repairs
>    on= a damaged install.
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc2.iso
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc3.iso
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-docs.iso
>    All of the above are CDROM isos. #1 is the install CD and the o= thers
>    are the packages spreaded.
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso
>    - all of  the 4 above in 1 DVD. No need to switch discs during the   install.
>    7.1-RELEASE-amd64-livefs.iso
>    - This is the CD required for a fixit session.
>    In my opinion, I´d grab the 7.1-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso. Install the
>    = minimum needed for network to work and the ports, then install all
>    the pack= ages you need from the ports.
>    I hope this helps.
>    Best wishes,   Mario Lobo
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