Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 19:22:43 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Praneeth Reddy <praneeth_1990@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install questions (was Re: hello, urgent) Message-ID: <40AD3DC3.10201@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20040520224112.89779.qmail@web20501.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040520224112.89779.qmail@web20501.mail.yahoo.com>
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[Please user "reply to all" to keep the mailing list on the recipient list] Praneeth Reddy wrote: > my computer has ethernet internet connection. i use > linksys lan card. if i reinstall system i have to > reinstall the lan software. but it says its designed > for windows only. and i want to remove windows because > 1 it has virus, 2 it has only total of 2 gb. and i > relly really liked freebsd screenshots. i really want > to use it. please tell me a way to do that Check here to see if your Linksys card is supported by FreeBSD: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.9R/hardware-i386.html If it is listed there, then you don't need any additional software, the required drivers are included in FreeBSD. Otherwise, I suggest you start reading the handbook. Folks like myself have put considerable effort into putting together this documentation. I don't really have the desire to repeat everything that's been done there: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html Specicifically, the section on installation I pointed you to earlier. If, during installation, you hit a _specific_ problem, don't hesitate to mail this list asking for assistance. If you do so, please read this document: http://www.lemis.com/questions.html and follow the instructions there, it will assure you of the fastest response. I suspect that English is not your first language. At the top-right of the FreeBSD.org homepage are links to other languages. See if your language is listed there, it will probably make things easier on you. Good Luck! > --- Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> wrote: > >>Please read http://www.lemis.com/questions.html >> >>Praneeth Reddy wrote: >> >>>i have only 1.38 mb floppy disks, so can i burn >> >>those >> >>>2 files into one cd and install it by cdrom. >> >>You have a few choices: >>1) if you don't have a CD, you can create two >>floppies, >> boot from them and install via ftp over the >>internet >>2) If you have a CD that will boot, you can burn an >>ISO >> image, boot off the CD and do the entire install >>from >> CD >>3) If you have a CD, but it won't boot, you can boot >>from >> floppies (as in #1) then install the remainer of >>the >> system from CD >> >> >>>or how do i install with iso files. >> >>See >> > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html > >>If you don't know how to burn an ISO to a CD, read >>the docs for the CD >>burning software you're using, all CD burning >>software is different. >> >> >>>how much mb does >>>it take after totall install. >> >>It depends on the type of install. A minumal is >>only a few hundred meg, but >>a more practical installation will probably require >>a few gig. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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