Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 00:28:37 -0400 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: "FreeBSD Mailing List (E-mail)" <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: how to install FreeBSD from sources Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105987@site2s1>
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For the record that was supposed to say NFS, darn spell checker caught me when I wasn't looking. :^) -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher J. Michaels [SMTP:cjm2@earthling.net] > Sent: Saturday, June 12, 1999 7:55 PM > To: Vlad Skvortsov > Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List > Subject: RE: how to install FreeBSD from sources > > I honestly do not know how you would do that. Is it possible for you to > download the BIN distribution before all this happens? and then just have > the other machine install via NFL or something like that? > > Hopefully someone else on the list has an answer. > -Chris > > P.S. Please CC: all replies to the mailing list. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vlad Skvortsov [mailto:vlad@high.net.ru] > Sent: Saturday, June 12, 1999 3:48 PM > To: Christopher J. Michaels > Subject: Re: how to install FreeBSD from sources > > > > I tried doing that and never really came to a solid conclusion no how to > do that. You CAN do a 'make release' if you so choose. If you are going > to do that you will NEED to read /usr/src/release/Makefile, and also need > about 1GB of free HD space. > I guess, I can't do that. The problem is that we have to do the > install in short period of time and we'll not be wired to the net > then. > > Though, I think, I can do make buildworld before that ... I can > change installation target directory for installworld, right ? But > how do I make this newly installed world boot itself after moving it > to the other box ? > > > > > What I ended up doing was a basic installed over the internet, nfs > mounted the source code, and did a 'make world'. > > > > Maybe someone else on the list can give you more information on make > release. > > > > -Chris > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Vlad Skvortsov > > Sent: Friday, June 11, 1999 2:52 PM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: how to install FreeBSD from sources > > > > > > Hi. > > > > I've got full FreeBSD-STABLE sources on my hard disk. A friend of > > mine wants to install FreeBSD too. How do I install it onto his hard > > disk without connecting to the net ? > > > > -- > > Vlad Skvortsov, vss@ulstu.ru > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > -- > Vlad Skvortsov, vss@ulstu.ru > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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