Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:51:22 -0400 From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> 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> <ad1be45c-bb86-7526-2ff1-62e5987c606f@holgerdanske.com> <20200616213651.ba41c212.freebsd@edvax.de> <1da9bbe1-8524-1389-dd0a-692be3bd8b4d@holgerdanske.com> <20200616220231.145829f5.freebsd@edvax.de>
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--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--
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