Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 19:22:52 +0200 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua> To: Paul Osborne <P.A.Osborne@ukc.ac.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: burning a CD Message-ID: <19981104192252.A21594@ucb.crimea.ua> In-Reply-To: <003901be07fc$a39c8710$143a0c81@coruscant.ukc.ac.uk>; from Paul Osborne on Wed, Nov 04, 1998 at 02:08:43PM -0000 References: <003901be07fc$a39c8710$143a0c81@coruscant.ukc.ac.uk>
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On Wed, Nov 04, 1998 at 02:08:43PM -0000, Paul Osborne wrote: > Hi, > > I have internet access at work and want get get a copy of FreeBSD at home, > since I have access to a CD burner is it as simple as doing a wget to suck an > ftp server and then burning the CD or are there other things that I need to > consider? FTP and CD-ROM distributions of FreeBSD are basically the same: # diff -r ftp cdrom/disc1 Only in cdrom/disc1: fbsdboot.exe Only in cdrom/disc1: kernel The CD-ROM also supports El-Torito direct-from-CD booting. > > I am not trying to take anything away from Walnut Creek, but it should be > easier, quicker and cheaper for me to burn my own. It's your choice ;-) Take a look at /usr/share/examples/worm - it's for you! > > Many thanks for the advice. You are welcome! Best regards, -- Ruslan Ermilov Sysadmin and DBA of the ru@ucb.crimea.ua United Commercial Bank +380.652.247.647 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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