From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 1 16:40:26 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A89D016A4CE for ; Sun, 1 May 2005 16:40:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (mail.bathnetworks.com [84.92.24.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFA9243D46 for ; Sun, 1 May 2005 16:40:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: (qmail 21689 invoked by uid 510); 1 May 2005 17:44:03 +0100 Received: from 84.92.24.252 by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (envelope-from , uid 508) with qmail-scanner-1.24-st-qms (clamdscan: 0.83/710. spamassassin: 3.0.2. perlscan: 1.24-st-qms. Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-1.7/5.0):. Processed in 2.04224 secs); 01 May 2005 16:44:03 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.7 required=5.0 X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN-Mail-From: bsd@bathnetworks.com via lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN: 1.24-st-qms (Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-1.7/5.0):. Processed in 2.04224 secs Process 21682) Received: from mail.bathnetworks.com (HELO ?84.92.24.252?) (bsd@bathnetworks.com@84.92.24.252) by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk with SMTP; 1 May 2005 17:44:01 +0100 From: Robert Slade To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1114965840.20876.6.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 17:44:00 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: A rather unusual install situation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 16:40:26 -0000 On Sun, 2005-05-01 at 17:29, Wesley Groleau wrote: > I have looked at the install doc, and I don't think this is covered. > I have an older Intel box that is unable to boot the 5.x CDs, and is > unable to create CDs from images anyway. > > I am also unable to create floppies, nor do I have enough space to > build from source. > > I do have 4.9 installed and running, and it has full network access > to a Mac (OS X), which has dialup to the outside world. > > Is there a way to download any format of the latest stable FreeBSD > to the Mac, and from there, via NFS or FTP, upgrade? I do have two > disks on Intel, so if necessary, I can boot one in order to install > on the other. > > Or if I can get someone to make me a CD, can I install from it without > booting from it? Wesley, You can download the floppy(s) images from the freebsd site just follow the links from the handbook - you need to write the image in raw mode. You can then load from the CD. Rob