Date: 27 Feb 2003 02:08:27 -0500 From: Asenchi <asenchi@asenchi.com> To: Mike <massey@rmci.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Floppy install Message-ID: <1046329708.11005.10.camel@pale.attbi.com> In-Reply-To: <003401c2de2d$8db55100$0500a8c0@data> References: <003401c2de2d$8db55100$0500a8c0@data>
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On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 01:57, Mike wrote: > I am stuck having to install FreeBSD via floppies. I would like to > install 5.0. can I use the same way the handbook shows for 4.7? > Or is there a way I can do a mini install and get the rest from my CD > ROM. My CD wont boot, the headless install failed the ftp failed the lap > link failed the BackPack CDROM failed. It's an IBM ThinkPad 765D. So now > I am down to this. What version of floppies do you have? If you have 5.0, you can boot with them, then select as you installation media the CD-Rom (if you have 5.0). If you don't have 5.0 floppies, it might be easier to install 4.7 then update from a full install with cvsup. Curt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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