From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Aug 19 9:53:42 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net (smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net [206.210.69.143]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C851C37B403 for ; Sun, 19 Aug 2001 09:53:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mav@wastegate.net) Received: (qmail 480 invoked from network); 19 Aug 2001 16:53:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mother) (209.166.135.156) by smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net with SMTP; 19 Aug 2001 16:53:30 -0000 From: "Doug Reynolds" To: "jacks@sage-american.com" , "Kris Kennaway" , "Richard A. Noordam" Cc: "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 12:51:28 -0400 Reply-To: "Doug Reynolds" X-Mailer: PMMail 98 Professional (2.01.1600) For Windows 98 (4.10.2222) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: ISO Images Message-Id: <20010819165338.C851C37B403@hub.freebsd.org> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 11:49:42 -0500, jacks@sage-american.com wrote: >...one way that works slick for me is to download the entire 4.x-RELEASE >(or whatever) folder, then place it on a DOS partition on the target >system. Also, burn a CD. Any lost connection doesn't cost more time as the >FTP client skips over the files already in the local hard disk folder >"4.x-RELEASE". File size is about 220MB. Nothing new here no doubt... > >At 11:52 AM 8.19.2001 -0400, Doug Reynolds wrote: >>On Sat, 18 Aug 2001 17:27:57 -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: >> >>>Unlike Redhat, you don't need ISO images to install FreeBSD. ISO >>>images are incredibly bandwidth-unfriendly and while useful for >>>systems which aren't directly connected to the internet, if you have >>>Internet connectivity it's much easier to just download the install >>>floppy disk image and do an FTP-based install. >> >>however, on a dialup ppp link ftp install sucks because on average >>you'll lost connection be dropped, and there is no way to restart. the >>best way to do it is to download all the /bin and /catman etc to a dos >>partition in advance, and then install it. if you need additional >>package/etc then install them via ftp I did that for a time as well- worked good, but then i started dl'ing the iso's and then just bought a subscription :) --- doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message