Very Computer

To prepare for installation from an MS-DOS partition you should simply
copy the files from the distribution into a directory called
"FREEBSD".  For example, to do a minimal installation of FreeBSD from
DOS using files copied from the CDROM, you might do something like
this:

        C> MD C:\FREEBSD
        C> XCOPY /S E:\BIN C:\FREEBSD\BIN

Assuming that `C:' was where you had free space and `E:' was where
your CD was mounted.

For as many `DISTS' as you wish to install from DOS (and you have free
space for), install each one in a directory under `C:\FREEBSD' - the
BIN dist is only the minimal requirement.

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... In other words, it doesn't just use C:\FREEBSD as an arbitrary name
in that example, it really looks there and only there! :-)

--
- Jordan Hubbard
  Co-founder/Release Manager, The FreeBSD Project
  Walnut Creek CDROM

- K.C.

Quote:> Where are install files?
> -- On the partition that appears as I: below.  It's a Primary FAT16
> partition.
> -- In a directory called I:\FREEBSD\
> -- All files are in their respective directories (i.e.
> I:\FREEBSD\bin\, I:\FREEBSD\des\, etc.

> Hard Drives (Short Version -- see end of msg for all details):

> HARD DRIVE 1: 2.1 GB ---------------------------------
> C:      Primary 580 MB  FAT 32  Win98
> *:      Primary 423 MB  BSD     [WHERE I'LL INSTALL FREEBSD]
> I:      Primary 200 MB  FAT 16B [FreeBSD install files are here]
> ............... EXTEND  807 MB ...........
> D:      Logical 807 MB  FAT 32
> HARD DRIVE 2: 4.3 GB ----------------------------------
> E:      Logical 713.8 MB        FAT 32
> F:      Logical 1537 MB FAT 32
> G:      Logical 713 MB  FAT 16
> H:      Logical 1160 MB FAT 32