Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 11:49:42 -0500 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net>, "Kris Kennaway" <kris@obsecurity.org>, "Richard A. Noordam" <rnoordam@turbonet.com> Cc: "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ISO Images Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20010819114942.01132088@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <20010819155428.D40E737B40A@hub.freebsd.org>
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...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 > >--- >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 > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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