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