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Date:      Tue, 7 Jul 1998 15:38:27 -0500 (CDT)
From:      "J.R.S. II" <jrs@Mcs.Net>
To:        Vladimir Krapchatov <vladimirk@jbdg.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Getting FreeBSD by downloading
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.980707152631.18374A-100000@Mars.mcs.net>
In-Reply-To: <35A280BC.E445D2A6@jbdg.com>

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> Hi there,
> This message is saturated with a lot of frustration. I admit that I may
> be stupid, but not that much not to be able to find on you site how to
> download a Free copy of the OS.
> Every link I click on brings me to an FTP site with a bunch of folders
> in there.
> How in the world am I supposed to know what files and from what folders
> to download.
> Is it done on purpose, is simply me.......
> I would be grateful for an articulated response.
> Sincerely,
> Vladimir Krapchatov
> Johnson Braund Design Group Inc.

There are two ways to get freebsd through ftp.  Format your hard
drive so you have two partitions.  Download all the files to the 
DOS/windows  Partrition and run the freebsd boot disk and in the options
choose to install from a DOS partition.  

This link tells you how to create the boot disk  

http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html

You download the files from here

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD
refer to the readme file


or you could just make a boot floppy and during the installation options
choose ftp.  YOu'll have to know your ip address you isp assigns you
assuming your doing it via modem and prepare to wait a long time.

JOHN

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