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Date:      Tue, 18 Jun 1996 14:57:14 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca>
To:        David Hetrick <david_jh@efn.org>, "Christoph P. Kukulies" <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Filename for download
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.3.91.960618145430.8359A-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960618144535.27576B-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca>

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On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Tim Vanderhoek wrote:

One other note;  If you're installing from DOS you should be forewarned 
that the msdosfs code is buggy.  The msdosfs code is especially prone to 
error if you used fips to split your dos partition.  Before you do an 
install from a DOS partition, back-it-up.

--

> On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, David Hetrick wrote:
> 
> > Ok....yeah. I'd like to install from DOS...so what's the filename?
> 
> Look at the two docs called `INSTALL' and `README' in the 2.2-960612-SNAP 
> directory at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD, as instructed in the 
> below quote.
> 
> You'll find it easiest to download all the little files if you use 
> ftp.freebsd.org's auto-tar-and-zipping facility.  For example, to 
> download the bin distribution, you'd follow this url
> 
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2-960612-SNAP/bin.tar.gz
> 
> .  Rename it to bin.tgz and put it in the appropriate directory 
> (c:\freebsd\bin, I think--check INSTALL to be sure).
> 
> You also need rawrite.exe, boot.flp, root.flp, and possibly fips.exe.  
> You'll find all of those somewhere off of ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD.
> 
> --
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Christoph P. Kukulies wrote:
> > 
> > > > I want to know which filename is the actual program of FreeBSD and the 
> > > > installation program ... this will save me some time.
> > > > I have been searching through the FTP directories and can't
> > > > find a single zipped file to download. If you could send me the file
> > > > or tell me at least an ftp:// or http:// that would be great.
> > > > Otherwise...I can't get your system/OS.
> > > > Thanks for your help,
> > > > Dave :)
> > > 
> > > Depends whether you want to install from DOS or boot directly from
> > > floppy into the FreeBSD installation menu and load the rest of the
> > > OS over the Internet.
> > > 
> > > If you have good net connectivity I'd recommend the latter.
> > > For this get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.1.0-RELEASE/floppies/
> > > boot.flp.
> > > 
> > > You should also get the INSTALL.TXT and README docs.
> > > If you're not of the faint at heart kind you may grab the 
> > > files from 2.2-190612-SNAP directory.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
> > > 
> > 
> 
> --
> Outnumbered?  Maybe.  Outspoken?  Never!
> tIM...HOEk
> 
> 

--
Outnumbered?  Maybe.  Outspoken?  Never!
tIM...HOEk




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