Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 09:03:35 -0500 From: "Matthew Koivisto" <mkoivist@nortelnetworks.com> To: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Obtaining CD Installation over the Internet Message-ID: <E1A4B2CC91EBD1118A510000F80836F803ECAB0F@zwdld002.ca.nortel.com>
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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C091D7.EDC7BBE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" There sure are :) I just did this last night for the first time actually. The .iso files can be found at ftp.nz.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/4.2-install.iso (that's the new zealand ftp mirror) Downloading 650 megs on a 56K is gonna take for friggin ever tho was d/ling at 100K/sec last night and it still took 1h and 1/2 Please not that this CD image does not include al the distfiles and other goodies you're probibally gonna want to play with. If you don't ever want to have to d/l anything I would suggest forking out the $40 for the 4 CD set that has all the goodies on it. http://www.freebsdmall.com/software/bsd.phtml This will save you hours of d/l time, and it helps to support the freeBSD cuase :) I would of bought it, but I'm a starving university student and I have no $$. Matt koivisto -----Original Message----- From: David Simon [mailto:d.simon@prodsoft.co.nz] Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 7:14 PM To: freebsd-questions Subject: Obtaining CD Installation over the Internet Hi, I am a long-time Windows user who is interested in learning/using FreeBSD. I live in New Zealand, and found the local mirror site for the downloads. While I have used Unix (Solaris) at university a bit, I don't know enough about what 'bits' I need to do a default install. I downloaded what I thought I would need, and burned it to a CD, but the installation wouldn't work - it was missing some files. I attempted to download the whole site, but over my 56K modem that was going to take weeks!!! Is there a site (preferable close to NZ or Australia - for performance reasons) that has ISO CD images (for a default install) to download - i.e. download 2-3 650MB files, burn them to CD, then install. This way I don't need to guess what files I need, and hopefully can get my learning underway. Thanks in advance, David Simon, Soon-to-be FreeBSD User. P.S. By 'default install', I mean enough so that I can run a window manager, web browser, email client and possibly a web server (apache?). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ------_=_NextPart_001_01C091D7.EDC7BBE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2654.19"> <TITLE>RE: Obtaining CD Installation over the Internet</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>There sure are :)</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>I just did this last night for the first time = actually. The .iso files can be found at</FONT> <BR><FONT = SIZE=3D2>ftp.nz.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/4.2-ins= tall.iso (that's the new zealand ftp mirror)</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Downloading 650 megs on a 56K is gonna take for = friggin ever tho was d/ling at 100K/sec last night and it still took 1h = and 1/2</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Please not that this CD image does not include al the = distfiles and other goodies you're probibally gonna want to play with. = If you don't ever want to have to d/l anything I would suggest forking = out the $40 for the 4 CD set that has all the goodies on it. <A = HREF=3D"http://www.freebsdmall.com/software/bsd.phtml" = TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.freebsdmall.com/software/bsd.phtml</A>; = This will save you hours of d/l time, and it helps to support the = freeBSD cuase :) I would of bought it, but I'm a starving university = student and I have no $$.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Matt koivisto</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> -----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: David Simon [<A = HREF=3D"mailto:d.simon@prodsoft.co.nz">mailto:d.simon@prodsoft.co.nz</A>= ] </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 7:14 = PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: freebsd-questions</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: = Obtaining CD Installation over the Internet</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi,</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I am a long-time Windows user who is interested in = learning/using FreeBSD.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>I live in New Zealand, and found the local mirror = site for the downloads.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>While I have used Unix (Solaris) at university a = bit, I don't know enough</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>about what 'bits' I need to do a default = install. I downloaded what I</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>thought I would need, and burned it to a CD, but the = installation wouldn't</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>work - it was missing some files. I attempted = to download the whole site,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>but over my 56K modem that was going to take = weeks!!! Is there a site</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>(preferable close to NZ or Australia - for = performance reasons) that has ISO</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>CD images (for a default install) to download - i.e. = download 2-3 650MB</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>files, burn them to CD, then install. This way = I don't need to guess what</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>files I need, and hopefully can get my learning = underway.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks in advance,</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>David Simon,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Soon-to-be FreeBSD User.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>P.S. By 'default install', I mean enough so = that I can run a window</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>manager, web browser, email client and possibly a = web server (apache?).</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>To Unsubscribe: send mail to = majordomo@FreeBSD.org</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in = the body of the message</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C091D7.EDC7BBE0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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