On Tuesday 23 May 2006 20:44, Afrose Fathima wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to install FreeBSD 6.1 on a DELL box.I have dowloaded the > 6.1-Release ISO images from > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/r...ISO-IMAGES/6.1/<ftp://ftp.freebsd.org >/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/6.1/> . > Its gives us the ISO's for three CD's bootonly,disc1,disc2.But when we try > to install starting with the bootonly disc it misses out on a few screens > and also gives messages regarding unavailability of a few packages etc. > Also it does not ask for the insertion of the other CDs at any point of the > installation. > > Request for some help as soon as possible.
The "boot only" is just that with a few tools. If you're installing, you want to start with disc1. The FreeBSD Handbook is your friend. Beech -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beech Rintoul - Sys. Administrator - [EMAIL PROTECTED] /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Alaska Paradise \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | 201 East 9Th Avenue Ste.310 X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99501 / \ - Please visit Alaska Paradise - http://www.alaskaparadise.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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