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[174.109.231.236]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id m7sm15745988qti.6.2020.06.16.13.51.25 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 16 Jun 2020 13:51:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (hp-envy.seibercom.net [192.168.1.102]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jerry@seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 49mgND2NmNz4STH for ; Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:51:24 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:51:22 -0400 From: Jerry To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 12.1 i386 CD #1 image size not compatible with intended medium standard size Message-ID: <20200616165122.00001914@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <20200616220231.145829f5.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20200616122728.7bd2df41.freebsd@edvax.de> <20200616115127.53797f2bdea77fcbe032b4bf@sohara.org> <20200616125704.76ad3a4d.freebsd@edvax.de> <20200616213651.ba41c212.freebsd@edvax.de> <1da9bbe1-8524-1389-dd0a-692be3bd8b4d@holgerdanske.com> <20200616220231.145829f5.freebsd@edvax.de> Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.17.4 (GTK+ 2.24.32; i686-w64-mingw32) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; boundary="Sig_/OkwUFAT0b0OsohHGX7gbK=2"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 49mgNJ5Ql2z3SFN X-Spamd-Bar: ++ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=seibercom.net header.s=google header.b=CgE1iMb+; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of jerry@seibercom.net designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::843 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=jerry@seibercom.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [2.57 / 15.00]; HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36:c]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; HAS_ORG_HEADER(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[seibercom.net:+]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[174.109.231.236:received]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; REPLYTO_EQ_TO_ADDR(5.00)[]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.93)[-0.928]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[seibercom.net:s=google]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.99)[-0.991]; MIME_GOOD(-0.20)[multipart/signed,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[seibercom.net]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(0.09)[0.093]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::843:from]; GREYLIST(0.00)[pass,meta]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:51:29 -0000 --Sig_/OkwUFAT0b0OsohHGX7gbK=2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 22:02:31 +0200, Polytropon commented: >On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:50:28 -0700, David Christensen wrote: >> On 2020-06-16 12:36, Polytropon wrote: =20 >> > On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:27:48 -0700, David Christensen wrote: =20 >> >> On 2020-06-16 03:57, Polytropon wrote: >> >> =20 >> >>> A boot-only solution would not help, and also booting from >> >>> DVD or USB is not possible, because it doesn't exist. =20 >> >> >> >> Do you mean the computer does not have a DVD drive and does not >> >> have USB ports? =20 >> >=20 >> > Correct. I could probably exchange the CD drive for a DVD drive >> > (40 pin ATA interface), but it isn't able to boot from USB; there >> > is a PCI card with USB 1.0 ports, but the system cannot boot from >> > that resource (CMOS setup says: CDROM,C:,A:). The system also is >> > not networked (it _could_ maybe boot via PXE on the NIC, but I >> > don't have any PXE server infrastructure set up). =20 >>=20 >>=20 >> I think it's time for that computer to go to the great data center >> in the sky (or below the Earth)... =20 > >No! Not poor Mr. Coffee! It (he?) was my first FreeBSD PC! >It's still a worthy member of the society and be productive >for good! :-) > > > >> But, if you must, what about NetBSD? >>=20 >> https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-9.0/images/NetBSD-9.0-i386.iso >>=20 >>=20 >> Debian 9? >>=20 >> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/9.12.0/i386/iso-cd/debian-9.1= 2.0-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso >> =20 > >Might be worth a try, surely interesting. You still have not explained why you could not just use an external DVD drive. Amazon is selling them as cheap as $24. If you are really cheap, you could just use it once and send it back for a refund. --=20 Jerry --Sig_/OkwUFAT0b0OsohHGX7gbK=2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEEIQb/tTwl6I1ueEVtOHMGOIfexWQFAl7pMMoACgkQOHMGOIfe xWTr5QgAxYCisvqUTu2mbpDHl9rOQSplHz1Rw4lFy/Ym9fGbFXzdpCrukGPbIwAB gAWamJIMMu7o09DdFGp+I34yesBNj0vKA61kIuwmocNTF41KhE+10DeHUUajSEy4 ZjTthBwkR41gk80hCkkU4v+snWLZiw5ehFRtY8FR5rhO8sliOXEWi6UxF0YDt3EX muOLyHJit4ytcISQwofoUKNX3tOXiaAQxIK5pA8pgcJLQBIh2rDWfOOh8jHhLrQQ eUGw8wqsshv8Jy3Etm8jnQu4LU7PZipga07YptPPlZTZ5/unelfjP5lvHTVh6J+Y +2WDBg/TLrnnZ6u8jWs4WG1GRjquvA== =5yzs -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/OkwUFAT0b0OsohHGX7gbK=2--