Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 02:59:21 -0600 From: "Pablo Quintana" <quintana@hondutel.hn> To: "Chris Hatton" <c_hatton@hotmail.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Need Help Message-ID: <199801291501.PAA09579@miraf-server2.hondutel.hn>
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---------- > De: Chris Hatton <c_hatton@hotmail.com> > A: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Asunto: Need Help > Fecha: Jueves 29 de Enero de 1998 2:42 PM > > Hello, > > I recently got a computer with win95 installed on it. I don't know that > much about computers, I want to put FreeBSD on my computer but I'm not > quite sure where to start. I want to install it from floppies, In the > install file is says that I need to make a install boot disk, I > downloaded the files, BOOT and fdimage. First be sure to have a binary boot.flp file. In other words do not just left-click the hypertext of the image file. Download it from an ftp server (e.g.: ftp.freebsd.org) in binary mode. Then do : c:\>fdimage boot.flp a: Please a brand new diskette. Then boot the computer with the disk inserted and follow the online instructions in the website. I don't know how to use the > fdimage file, how do I use it? My other question is do I have to > download just the files in the BIN\ directory? The installation program will do that for you. > Thanks, > > Chris Hatton > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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