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Update the installation instructions somewhat to cover the CD install case.

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<!-- $Id: install.sgml,v 1.56 1997-09-14 06:54:32 joerg Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: install.sgml,v 1.57 1997-09-20 04:45:40 jkh Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<!--
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This section is a quick-start guide for what you need to
do. FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of media
including CD-ROM, floppy disk, magnetic tape, an MS-DOS
partition, and if you have a network connection, via
partition and, if you have a network connection, via
anonymous ftp or NFS.
Regardless of the installation media you choose, you can
get started by downloading the <bf>installation disk</bf>
as described below. Booting your computer with disk will
get started by creating the <bf>installation disk</bf>
as described below. Booting your computer into the FreeBSD installer,
even if you aren't planning on installing FreeBSD right away, will
provide important information about compatibility between
FreeBSD and your hardware which could dictate which
installation options are possible. It can also provide
early clues to compatibility problems that could prevent
FreeBSD and your hardware which may, in turn, dictate which
installation options are even possible. It can also provide
early clues to any compatibility problems which could prevent
FreeBSD running on your system at all. If you plan on
installing via anonymous FTP, then this installation disk
is all you need to download.
installing via anonymous FTP then this installation disk
is all you need to download (the installation will handle any
further required downloading itself).
For more information on obtaining the FreeBSD distribution
itself, please see <ref id="mirrors" name="Obtaining
FreeBSD"> in the Appendix.
For more information on obtaining the latest FreeBSD distributions,
please see <ref id="mirrors" name="Obtaining FreeBSD"> in the Appendix.
So, to get the show on the road, follow these steps:
<enum>
<enum>
<item>Review the <ref id="install:hw" name="supported
configurations"> section of this installation guide to
<item><P>Review the <ref id="install:hw" name="supported
configurations"> section of this installation guide to
be sure that your hardware is supported by FreeBSD. It
may be helpful to make a list of any special cards you
have installed, such as SCSI controllers, Ethernet
adapters or sound cards. This list should include
relevant configuration parameters such as interrupts
(IRQ) and IO port addresses.<P></P></item>
may be helpful to make a list of any special cards you
have installed, such as SCSI controllers, Ethernet
adapters or sound cards. This list should include
relevant configuration parameters such as interrupts
(IRQ) and IO port addresses.</P></item>
<item>Download the <url
<item><P>If you're installing FreeBSD from CDROM media then you have
several different installation options:
<itemize>
<item><p>If the CD has been mastered with El Torrito boot support and
your system supports direct booting from CDROM (and many older systems
do <em>not</em>), simply insert the CD into the drive and boot
directly from it.</p></item>
<item><p>If you're running DOS and have the proper drivers to access
your CD, run the install.bat script provided on the CD. This will
attempt to boot into the FreeBSD installation straight from DOS
(<em>note: You must do this from actual DOS and not a Windows DOS box
</em>). If you also want to install FreeBSD from your DOS partition
(perhaps because your CDROM drive is completely unsupported by
FreeBSD) then run the setup program first to copy the
appropriate files from the CD to your DOS partition, afterwards
running install.</p></item>
<item><p>If either of the two proceeding methods work then you can
simply skip the rest of this section, otherwise your final option
is to create a boot floppy from the <tt>floppies\boot.flp</tt>
image - proceed to step 4 for instructions on how to do
this.</p></item>
</itemize></P></item>
<item><p>If you don't have a CDROM distribution then simply download the <url
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/&rel.current;-RELEASE/floppies/boot.flp"
name="installation boot disk image"> file to your hard
drive, and be sure to tell your browser to
<em>save</em> rather than <em>display</em>.
drive, being sure to tell your browser to
<em>save</em> rather than <em>display</em> the file.
<bf>Note:</bf> This disk image can only be used with
1.44 megabyte 3.5 inch floppy disks.<P></P></item>
1.44 megabyte 3.5 inch floppy disks.</p></item>
<item>Make the installation boot disk from the image file:
<item><p>Make the installation boot disk from the image file:
<itemize>
<item>If you are using MS-DOS download
<item><p>If you are using MS-DOS then download
<url
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/tools/fdimage.exe"
name="fdimage.exe">, then run it like so:
name="fdimage.exe"> or get it from <tt>tools\fdimage.exe</tt>
on the CDROM and then run it like so:
<tscreen><verb>
E:\> tools\fdimage floppies\boot.flp a:
</verb></tscreen> The
</verb></tscreen> The <em>fdimage</em>
program will format the A: drive and then copy the
boot.flp image onto it (assuming that you're at the top
level of a FreeBSD distribution and the floppy images
live in the floppies subdirectory).<P></P></item>
live in the floppies subdirectory, as is typically the case).
</p></item>
<item>If you are using a UNIX system:
<item><p>If you are using a UNIX system to create the floppy image:
<tscreen>
% dd if=boot.flp of=<em>disk&lowbar;device</em>
</tscreen>
where <em>disk&lowbar;device</em> is the <tt>/dev</tt>
entry for the floppy drive. On FreeBSD systems, this
is <tt>/dev/rfd0</tt> for the A: drive and
<tt>/dev/rfd1</tt> for the B: drive.<P></P></item>
<tt>/dev/rfd1</tt> for the B: drive.</p></item>
</itemize>
<P></P></item>
</p></item>
<item>With the installation disk in the A: drive, reboot your
<item><p>With the installation disk in the A: drive, reboot your
computer. You should get a boot prompt something like this:
<tscreen>
&gt;&gt; FreeBSD BOOT ...<newline>
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with its default configuration after a delay of about
five seconds. As FreeBSD boots, it probes your computer
to determine what hardware is installed. The results of
this probing is displayed on the screen.<P></P></item>
this probing is displayed on the screen.</p></item>
<item>When the booting process is finished, The main FreeBSD
installation menu will be displayed.</item>
<item><p>When the booting process is finished, The main FreeBSD
installation menu will be displayed.</p></item>
</enum>