From: Jonathan Berry (jberry_at_islandnet.com)
Date: Fri May 03 2002 - 15:29:35 EDT
I'd like to install FreeBSD on a 701C that does not have a
floppy. The detailed instructions at the FreeBSD site assume
the use of floppies. There is a hint of info about using other
than floppies, but I'm not getting a consistent picture. For
example, in one place it says put the /bin directory in the
bootable C: partition, in another place it says something else.
I do have a couple of things that *should* work better than
floppies.
First, I can put the 720 MB HD into my 600E ultrabay adaptor
and copy anything I want to a DOS partition on that drive (I'm
running Windows in the 600E).
Second I have a 128 MB Compact Flash card with PCMCIA adaptor.
It's bootable in the 600E, but not (I believe) in the 701C.
The 701C (486/75) does not have a CD built-in. The PCMCIA CD I
had is on permanent loan to my brother. The floppy drives are
also on loan!
I'm not wedded to FreeBSD, but it is supposedly more narrow in
focus than Linux, and straightforward to install.
Could anybody provide pointers?
I'd like to get the OS installed and THEN learn more about how
it works by using it. The last thing I want to do is get stuck
in the middle of the installation of an OS that I know nothing
about.
-- cheers Jonathan Berry http://www.islandnet.com/~jberry/ to know more than you want
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