From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 21 9:45:20 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from bumper.jellybaby.net (bumper.jellybaby.net [194.159.247.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BC9137B479 for ; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 09:45:18 -0800 (PST) Received: (from simond@localhost) by bumper.jellybaby.net (8.9.2/8.9.2) id RAA43217; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:45:14 GMT (envelope-from simond) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:45:13 +0000 From: simond@irrelevant.org To: ted f Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: confused Message-ID: <20001121174513.G31358@irrelevant.org> References: <20001121174254.2881.cpmta@c012.sfo.cp.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20001121174254.2881.cpmta@c012.sfo.cp.net>; from tedjf@altavista.com on Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 09:42:54AM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 09:42:54AM -0800, ted f wrote: > Hello, > > Im really CONFUSED on what files to download > for the FREEBSD OPERATING SYSTEM. > > I need the CORE files to install the os on my > system. > > Please give me a list of the MAIN FILES to > download, So I can copy them to a cdrom disk, > AND Then Install the os. > > Also, Here's an Idea for you guys.... > > TO MAKE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE THAT DONT UNDERSTAND > "HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES" SIMPLY MAKE ONE > DOWNLOADABLE FILE (LIKE...FreeBSD_v5_CORE.ZIP), > THIS WILL HELP ALOT OF PEOPLE IN THE LONG RUN, > I KNOW THAT FILE WOULD BE VERY HUGE BUT...EASY. Try ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/4.2-install.iso and burn it to a CD, there you go, nice and simple as one file :) -- Simon Dick simond@irrelevant.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message