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by **Joe** » Mon, 31 Dec 2001 01:47:57

Yes, a real NEWBIE!!

I downloaded an ISO image (4.4) but have no idea how to get it installed from
the image. Can I somehow make the ISO image bootable onto a CD?? I checked a
few sites and can't find any info.

Could someone point me to the written word that will rescue me from this hell?

Thanks,
Joe

by **Dominic Mark** » Mon, 31 Dec 2001 02:11:32

> Yes, a real NEWBIE!!

> I downloaded an ISO image (4.4) but have no idea how to get it
> installed from
> the image. Can I somehow make the ISO image bootable onto a CD?? I
> checked a few sites and can't find any info.

> Could someone point me to the written word that will rescue me from
> this hell?

http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/index.html

Read the chapter on installation.

Quote:> Thanks,
> Joe

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Dominic

by **Erlend Gar?se** » Mon, 31 Dec 2001 03:56:05

> Yes, a real NEWBIE!!

> I downloaded an ISO image (4.4) but have no idea how to get it installed from
> the image. Can I somehow make the ISO image bootable onto a CD?? I checked a

You also have to enter the BIOS setup, so the computer will boot from
the CD-ROM at startup (it's also possible to boot from a floppy, but
since you're a newbie, I recommend that you do this from the CD-ROM).

E

by **Bill Vermilli** » Mon, 31 Dec 2001 03:41:07

>Yes, a real NEWBIE!!
>I downloaded an ISO image (4.4) but have no idea how to get it
>installed from the image. Can I somehow make the ISO image bootable
>onto a CD?? I checked a few sites and can't find any info.

If you took the image and used a program that can transfer disk
images in standard ISO format - I have used both Easy Creator and
Prassi - and if you transfered it into an MSmachine with those on
it using BINARY transfer - then if your computer supports booting
from CD it should work just fine.

Quote:>Could someone point me to the written word that will rescue me from
>this hell?

After burning the above CD you can also mount it on your MS system
and you will see information at various places, such as how to build
floppies on an MS machine if your system won't boot from CD.

by **James Fre** » Thu, 03 Jan 2002 12:23:45

> Yes, a real NEWBIE!!

> I downloaded an ISO image (4.4) but have no idea how to get it installed
> from
> the image. Can I somehow make the ISO image bootable onto a CD?? I
> checked a few sites and can't find any info.

> Could someone point me to the written word that will rescue me from this
> hell?

> Thanks,
> Joe

Joe,
I found myself in your position at one point so I understand what you're
talking about. If you have Adaptec Easy CD Creator then you can just select
"Create CD from ISO" and select the 4.4.iso file. The program knows what to
do with it. Probably the same, if not very similar with other CD burner
programs as well. Once you have the CD ready, you can reboot with the ISO
CD in your drive (like mentioned in an earlier reply, make sure you have
your computer bios selected to search you CDrom on boot up first). After
your computer boots to your kernel, it'll go into the install program and
everything's nicely documented from there.
FreeBSD is great! I'm an ex-Windoze user and I never want to go back!!
Have fun!!!

\James

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