Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 14:36:44 +0200 (MET DST) From: Marco Molteni <molter@logic.it> To: Phusion <scottg@thuntek.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NFS installation problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970912141838.745A-100000@dumbwinter.ecomotor.it> In-Reply-To: <3.0.2.32.19970911170038.007ad490@thuntek.net>
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On Thu, 11 Sep 1997, Phusion wrote: > I have one dedicated Windows 95 machine. I d/led all the packages > from one of your mirror sites and I am trying to get NFS install > work. First of all, my '95 box is ip 129.29.29.29 and my future > FreeBSD box I have decided will be 129.29.29.30 I setup kernel > and all, and I select packages and basic stuff. I go to NFS > installation and enter "129.29.29.29:/D:/FreeBSD" because the > packages are contained on my windows 95 box on drive D.. ??? ;-) 1. "129.29.29.29:/D:/FreeBSD" isn't a valid path. In Unix there's no such a thing as a "drive letter" like C: or A:. A valid one could be: "129.29.29.29/FreeBSD", _but_ continue reading. 2. If you want to install with NFS (Network File System) from a win95 box, you must istall a NFS server program on it. I don't think this is the best way to go ;-) 3. Forget the win95 box. Boot from the boot floppy, select FTP install and follow the instructions. (I mean: choose "primary FTP site" or similar, don't use 129.29.29.29). Yes, you *can* install FreeBSD *directly* from the net, no need to download the software on another machine before! Cool, isn't it ? Also, on www.freebsd.org there's a nice handbook that explains this and much more in detail. If you like the Unix world, you'll soon find the phrase RTFM, which means Read The Fantastic Manual. What? the F stands for something other than Fantastic ?? ;-) 4. Enjoy. This is a whole brave and better world. Marco Molteni Computer Science student at the Universita' degli studi di Milano, Italy. UNIX _is_ user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.
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