Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 12:51:28 -0400 From: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net> To: "jacks@sage-american.com" <jacks@sage-american.com>, "Kris Kennaway" <kris@obsecurity.org>, "Richard A. Noordam" <rnoordam@turbonet.com> Cc: "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ISO Images Message-ID: <20010819165338.C851C37B403@hub.freebsd.org>
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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
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