Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 08:24:18 +1100 From: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> To: "O. Nunez de Villavicencio" <almacen@bellsouth.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 'MakeFloppies.exe', About Message-ID: <00031008370101.00345@freebsd.freebsd.org> References: <38C6B2BA.61844470@bellsouth.net>
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Hello, In response to your email -yes, I get good acknowledgement for my technical writing - After you all the floppy all you have to do is :- 1) place the first book disk into the floppy disk drive 2) put the FreeBSD CD into the CD ROM drive 3) Now all you have to do is run the installation You have a 486. I suggest you install FreeBSD without X windows but minimal install with the kernel configuration files installation. After you completed the installation of FreeBSD all you do is 1) Login as "root" and run "/stand/sysinstall" 2) Select something simlar to "post configuration" then you will see the option of selecting "packages" 3) To create a pop all you have to do is find the software you need to create a pop. In regards to what software you need to create a popper I suggest you ask another question to the freebsd-questions@freebsd.org But remember to backup anything you might have on Windows on the 486. Looking forward to your feedback. dannyh dannyh@idx.com.au On Thu, 09 Mar 2000, O. Nunez de Villavicencio wrote: > Your instructions (below) were, I must say, flawless... > > Hi Danny, > > Thank you very much, Danny. Although, I think my 3.4 does not have a file named > makefloppies.exe, I am now -nevertheless- the proud owner of a: > 1) kern.flp 3,5 disk, and a > 2) mfsroot.flp 3.5 disk, also. > > I did all this (formatted the 3.5, and downloaded the files into it using the > 'image copies' program, provided in the FreeBSD 3.4 CD) in a Windows95 box. Does > that mean that I can use them in a box for FreeBSD? > > If 'yes' is the answer, I will like to get now to the practicality of all this... > > SCENARIO: > Let us say that I have a 486 box -now loaded with windoz#%^- where I want to put > FreeBSD, and make it (for openers) into a POPer. > > QUESTION(s): > 1) Can I use kern.flp and mfsroot.flp for that? > 2) Do I need all the other /bin files? (Do I transfer them into floppies -at this > time- the same way?) > 3) What other modules would I need to make the 486 box into a POPer? > > You explain very well. I seem to understand you very well, so I dare ask. I hope my > Spanish accent does not bother you. Thank you, from sunny Florida, > > Orlando > = = = = > Danny wrote: > > > You don't type anything in the shell. > > > > Read the instruction below:- > > > > Assumptions :- You must have Windows 98/96/nt/ to do the following instructions > > > > 1) Put in your FreeBSD CD in the CDROM > > 2) Enter Command.com. This can be done by clicking on "start", "run" and type > > in "command.com" in the textbox > > > > 3) Assuming the CDROM is your d:. Type in "d:" > > 4) There you be a file called makefloppies.exe (or something with an obvious > > name). Before you begin you must have two blank floppy disks. > > > > 5) Type in "makefloppies.exe" then it will prompt you for the first disk. Place > > the floopy disk into the floppy disk drive and it will do all the work > > > > 6) Then it will prompt you for the second disk. Remove the 1st floppy disk and > > replace it with the second floppy disk. > > > > 7) After that has finish you have completed the creation of flloppy disk. > > > > Looking forward to your feedback. > > > > dannyh > > > > dannyh@idx.com.au > > > > On Wed, 08 Mar 2000, you wrote: > > > = = = = = = = = = = Reply Separator = = = = = = = = = = > > > > > > ================================ > > > => From the desk of... > > > > > > * Orlando Nunez de Villavicencio * > > > http://www.onva.com/ONVA.htm > > > ================================ > > > TO: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> > > > > > > Dear Danny, > > > > > > Your note to 'Davydov' about making the floppies via makefloppy.exe is > > > an eye-opener. However, for those of us that are not too well versed in > > > computereze is puzzling. > > > > > > How do I call on the file 'makefloppy.exe' to get it to work > > > automatically? What is it that I have to type on the shell? For example, > > > I just loaded FreeBSD 3.4. When I wrote on the shell: makefloppy.exe > > > (and other variations, thereof: ie .make... /make...) it answered me: > > > not found. Do I have to write something else besides makefloppy.exe? > > > > > > Thanking you in advance, I remain grateful, > > > > > > Orlando > > > = = = = -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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