Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:35:47 -0600 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: Bnonn <bnonn@orcon.net.nz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question Message-ID: <4238D0E3.9000002@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <4238CF9B.9050905@orcon.net.nz> References: <BAY16-F161A5E363121C00B8D272E94490@phx.gbl> <4238CF9B.9050905@orcon.net.nz>
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Bnonn wrote: > Actually, I wouldn't mind knowing the answer to this either. What is > CD2 for? I've never had occasion to use it. > Jonathan Farrugia wrote: > > Hi, My Name is Jonathan Farrugia and In Just Downloaded FreeBSD > v5.3 from the following server: > [1]"ftp://ftp2.ru.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/5.3/" > and i downloaded disc1 and disc2, > and then i got confused cause the name of disc1 was "fbsd_miniinst" > and the name of disc2 was "fbsd_livefs". can you explain me what to > insert first to install the FreeBSD operating system on an > unpartitioned harddisk and what the other is for. thank you. > Best Regards, > Jonathan Farrugia. Think of CD #2 (LiveFS) as a means of a rescue disk. You boot into the livefs, then you can mount your FBSD system and repair it etc. -- Best regards, Chris A stagnant science is at a standstill.
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