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From: David Yeske <dyeske@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Install question
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What version of FreeBSD is this for?

Can you boot the kern.flp floppy?

Does this machine have a network card?  If so what kind?

Regards,
David Yeske

 
> I have an older laptop that doesn't have a bootable CD-ROM. The bay
> either holds a CD Module or a Floppy module so I can't boot off the
> floppies and install from the CD-ROM.
> 
> I have installed a small DOS partition and can access my FreeBSD CD-ROM,
> is there any way to invoke the install from within DOS. (RedHat has a
> batch file on the CD-ROM that allows the installer to launch, is there
> anything I can use to do this for FreeBSD?)
> 
> Is it possible to boot off the floppies, switch out the Floppy module
> for the CD module and then use the CD?
> 
> Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Rich B
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