Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 17:44:00 +0100 From: Robert Slade <bsd@bathnetworks.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A rather unusual install situation Message-ID: <1114965840.20876.6.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <f4ad9a9b212ba4bdc31d37807091f642@freeshell.org> References: <f4ad9a9b212ba4bdc31d37807091f642@freeshell.org>
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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
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