Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 20:41:26 -0800 From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@nobaloney.net> To: Keshav Tadimeti <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.com>, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports included in ISOs? Message-ID: <3C50E1F6.94869FE5@nobaloney.net> References: <002101c1a4ea$f3454430$1144a9cb@keshav>
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> Keshav Tadimeti wrote: > Thanks for your answers. I gather that all I do is copy the file > 4.4-install.iso for example to the CD-ROM. SO when I load the cd-rom > on to windows, I should be able to see only ONE file - 4.4-install.iso > for example. Nope. You should be able to see ... > Q: I have the standard (mini edition) for 4.3. Under WIn NT I do a dir > of F: (which is my CD rom drive containing 4.3 BSD. The output is as > follows: > Directory of F:\ > > 04/21/01 11:46a <DIR> . > 04/21/01 11:46a <DIR> .. > 04/21/01 04:16a 9,707 ABOUT.TXT > 04/21/01 04:16a 980 ERRATA.TXT ...<balance snipped>... ...exactly what you see. However, whether or not your cd will boot itself, only your own experimentation will tell. If it won't, just create a boot floppy. > I got this CD-ROM from a local reseller who makes money by downloading > Linux and BSD images from the NET and burining it on CD-ROM. > How do I make the right copy? It looks right to me. > I can't boot to FreeBSD and do the CD-burning. I am a novice. > Any leads would be appreciated. If it won't boot on your system, use the tools on it to create a boot floppy. Reading "install.txt" under windows would be a good start. The "floppies" directory will probably have some floppy images and a program to use to write them. Jeff -- Jeff Lasman <jblists@nobaloney.net> nobaloney.net P. O. Box 52672, Riverside, CA 92517 voice: (909) 778-9980 * fax: (702) 548-9484 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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