From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 1 16:28:02 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF28D16A4CE for ; Sun, 1 May 2005 16:28:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp5.ispsnet.net (smtp5.ispsnet.net [64.63.192.251]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F01C43D2D for ; Sun, 1 May 2005 16:28:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from groleau+feit@freeshell.org) Received: from [4.224.72.233] (unverified [4.224.72.233]) by smtp5.ispsnet.net (Joe 1) with ESMTP id 604643 for ; Sun, 01 May 2005 12:28:02 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v622) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed To: questions@FreeBSD.org From: Wesley Groleau Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 11:29:01 -0500 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.622) Subject: A rather unusual install situation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 16:28:03 -0000 I have looked at the install doc, and I don't think this is covered. I have an older Intel box that is unable to boot the 5.x CDs, and is unable to create CDs from images anyway. I am also unable to create floppies, nor do I have enough space to build from source. I do have 4.9 installed and running, and it has full network access to a Mac (OS X), which has dialup to the outside world. Is there a way to download any format of the latest stable FreeBSD to the Mac, and from there, via NFS or FTP, upgrade? I do have two disks on Intel, so if necessary, I can boot one in order to install on the other. Or if I can get someone to make me a CD, can I install from it without booting from it? -- Wes Groleau He that is good for making excuses, is seldom good for anything else. -- Benjamin Franklin