Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 10:21:52 +0800 From: "jan gestre" <freebsd.ph@gmail.com> To: "Michael Christensen" <conphara@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question about installing FreeBSD Message-ID: <a25afc300610031921j4f8902d8qb8819462c55a6c35@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20061003124706.daxycvdbs44o4g4o@216.14.208.16> References: <20061002142352.54855.qmail@web57114.mail.re3.yahoo.com> <20061003124706.daxycvdbs44o4g4o@216.14.208.16>
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On 10/4/06, Pete C <bsdneo@thechristies.net> wrote: > > > Quoting Michael Christensen <conphara@yahoo.com>: > > > Hi, > > > > I really hope that you're answering questions about installing > > FreeBSD, since I can't yet start threads on freebsdforum.org. > > > > My question is : > > I have downloaded the entire FreeBSD 6.1 (about 17,5 GB) and made > > a FREEBSD directory on one of my HDs and now trying to install BSD > > on the other. > > I'm booting from floppies and now can't understand why the > > sysinstall can't find the DOS partition on the slave. Is it because > > it's on a NTFS or what am I doing wrong? > > > > Thomas > > > . . the easier way to install is to download the .iso files and burn > them to CD . . then use your boot floppies to start the install from > the CDs (or just boot from the CD if supported by your equip) > > Pete C since you were to able download that much file size, i agree with pete the best way to install is via the .iso files, i dunno why is that the FreeBSD files you downloaded amounted to that much space that's odd, when i downloaded the iso's before, it only consists of iso's so that equals 2 cd.
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