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Date:      Thu, 13 Nov 1997 11:37:03 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Phil Henke <phenke@dimensional.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: loading freebsd 2.1.6 from a zip drive
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971113113619.2209L-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <346774B4.52D6B449@dimensional.com>

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On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Phil Henke wrote:

> I would like to load freebsd to a pc without a cdrom but with a zip
> drive.
> 
> I have a pc where I can transfer the files from the Walnut Creek cdrom
> to a zip drive so that I can load freebsd to my other computer.  Do you
> have any tips or instructions to aid my in doing this.

I forgot to experiment with this when I was borrowing the Zip. ;-/

If you put the files on a Zip disk as if you're doing a DOS install you
should be OK.  Just make sure the Zip is mounted before you boot up.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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