From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 15 18:30:38 2003 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 A20B237B401 for ; Sun, 15 Jun 2003 18:30:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from adsl-64-161-78-226.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net (adsl-64-161-78-226.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net [64.161.78.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F002443F75 for ; Sun, 15 Jun 2003 18:30:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from oremanj@adsl-64-161-78-226.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net) Received: (qmail 8098 invoked by uid 1001); 16 Jun 2003 01:32:58 -0000 Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 18:32:58 -0700 From: Joshua Oreman To: GardianofNight@aol.com Message-ID: <20030616013258.GC7994@webserver.get-linux.org> References: <1a4.15f41c86.2c1e6bac@aol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1a4.15f41c86.2c1e6bac@aol.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: (no subject) 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: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 01:30:39 -0000 On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 08:39:08PM -0400 or thereabouts, GardianofNight@aol.com seemed to write: > Hello > > im trying to download a copy of unix from the site. i have got to: > > " > > 2.13.1 Creating an installation CDROM > > As part of each release, the FreeBSD project makes available five CDROM > images (``ISO images''). These images can be written (``burned'') to CDs if you > have a CD writer, and then used to install FreeBSD. If you have a CD writer, and > bandwidth is cheap, then this is the easiest way to install FreeBSD. > > > Download the correct ISO images > > The ISO images for each release can be downloaded from > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-arch/version or the closest mirror. Substitute arch and > version as appropriate. > > That directory will normally contain the following images: > > Table 2-6. FreeBSD ISO image names and meanings > > Filename Contains > version-mini.iso Everything you need to install FreeBSD. > version-disc1.iso Everything you need to install FreeBSD, and as many > additional third party packages as would fit on the disc. > version-disc2.iso A ``live filesystem'', which is used in conjunction with > the ``Repair'' facility in sysinstall. A copy of the FreeBSD CVS tree. As many > additional third party packages as would fit on the disc. > version-disc3.iso As many additional third party packages as would fit on the > disc. > version-disc4.iso As many additional third party packages as would fit on the > disc. > > i wud like to dl version-disc1.iso but i odnt now which bit to use as a > substitue for arch or version in the url. arch = i386 for PCs Since it sounds like you're a newbie, you'll want version = 4.8-RELEASE. There is also 5.1-RELEASE but it's highly discouraged for people who are not willing to debug it. It *is* a "new technology" release, after all. -- Josh > > could you help? > thankyou > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"