Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 17:49:33 -0800 (PST) From: Roop Nanuwa <roop@gw.carpoolbc.com> To: Andrey Mavrichev <mavrichev@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation - CD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012081748070.13906-100000@gw.carpoolbc.com> In-Reply-To: <3A301550.435D1618@yahoo.com>
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Instead of downloading just the files/directories, you should download the ISO image of the release you want. Then burn that to CD.. they are available at: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/<__yourArchType__>/ISO_IMAGES/ RSN On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Andrey Mavrichev wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to install a FreeBSD to my computer, but I do not have a > standard FreeBSD CD. However I have a CD-writer, so I downloaded all the > necessary distribution files from your FTP site > (ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/.0/FreeBSD/releases/alpha/4.2-RELEASE/) and then > copied them on the CD. I booted from floppies, and in the "options" menu > specified the installation from the CD-ROM. All went fine while it > installed the distribution files, but then it displayed the message that > it can't install kernel. > > My computer does not support booting from a CD-ROM, so in any case I > will have to boot from floppies. Can you tell me what configuration the > standard CD uses, and how that might be different from the one I used on > my CD (I had all distributions placed in the proper directory on the CD, > ex. D:\BIN\bin.aa, D:\BIN\bin.ab, etc...). I had the following > distributions on my CD in this manner: \bin, \dict, \doc, \manpages, > \ports, \proflibs, \src, \XF86336. > > Please inform me of a way to create a valid CD for installation using a > CD-writer, > > thank you for your help, > > Andrey Mavrichev. > > mavrichev@yahoo.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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