Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:07:11 -0700 (PDT) From: _sickfile <valtiparmak@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Installation Message-ID: <17793141.post@talk.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <200605232100.17286.beech@alaskaparadise.com> References: <b98fcfb70605232144m4eba2ab0rf78eaceba57db7b3@mail.gmail.com> <200605232100.17286.beech@alaskaparadise.com>
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Beech Rintoul wrote: > > On Tuesday 23 May 2006 20:44, Afrose Fathima wrote: >> Hi, >> I am trying to install FreeBSD 6.1 on a DELL box.I have dowloaded the >> 6.1-Release ISO images from >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/r...ISO-IMAGES/6.1/<ftp://ftp.freebsd.org >>/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/6.1/> . >> Its gives us the ISO's for three CD's bootonly,disc1,disc2.But when we >> try >> to install starting with the bootonly disc it misses out on a few screens >> and also gives messages regarding unavailability of a few packages etc. >> Also it does not ask for the insertion of the other CDs at any point of >> the >> installation. >> >> Request for some help as soon as possible. > > The "boot only" is just that with a few tools. If you're installing, you > want > to start with disc1. The FreeBSD Handbook is your friend. > > Beech > I had the same problem installing 6.2 release. This is mentioned only once in the section 2.13.1 of the handbook. I think that many beginers tend to go step-by-step on the installation and when learning something new and this notion should be pointed out somewhat earlier in chapter 2. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-Installation-tp4535482p17793141.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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