From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 17 11:10:47 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from 1upmc-msx4.isdip.upmc.edu (1upmc-msx4.isdbu.upmc.edu [128.147.18.41]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DF6637B4D7 for ; Tue, 17 Oct 2000 11:10:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 1UPMC-MSX4 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id <489YB5AJ>; Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:10:18 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Person, Roderick" To: "'questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" Subject: Installing on to a laptop with no CD-Rom. Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:10:20 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C03865.810B29FE" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C03865.810B29FE Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I have just been given two Digital HiNote Ultra II notebook PCs. 150Mhz Pentiums. They don't have a CD-rom or modems. I would like to install 4.1 on them. I have FreeBSD 4.1 running on two Desktop machines, I was wondering if there is anyway I can connect the PC and the Notebooks via the serial ports to install from the CD on my PC. Or am I stuck until I get an external CD-ROM. Roderick P. Person Programmer II Crystal Administrator (412)454-2616 personrp@ccbh.com "If it floats your boat, it must be water." Roddie Rod - circa 1993 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C03865.810B29FE Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Installing on to a laptop with no CD-Rom.

I have just been given two Digital = HiNote Ultra II notebook PCs. 150Mhz Pentiums.

They don't have a CD-rom or modems. =

I would like to install 4.1 on them. I = have FreeBSD 4.1 running on two Desktop machines, I was wondering if = there is anyway I can connect the PC and the Notebooks via the serial = ports to install from the CD on my PC. Or am I stuck until I get an = external CD-ROM.

Roderick P. = Person
Programmer II
Crystal Administrator
(412)454-2616
personrp@ccbh.com

"If it floats your boat, it must = be water."
         &nb= sp;           &nb= sp;           &nb= sp;      Roddie Rod - circa 1993


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