is this sufficient to install freebsd? or do i need the dvd ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/10.2/FreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso
That is sufficient
should be sufficient
that will work fine, if you are planning on using a usb key, grab the usb image though.
you trying lots of os's?
oh wrong channel :)
think mnathani is playing with vmware
I'd say just grab bootonly.iso and netinstall, personally.
openbsd was single floppy for ages too
dunno if it still is
mercutio: it is my plan, get familiar with freebsd and zfs
and put my server at home to some use
mercutio: Still is, floppy58.fs is 1.4MB
cool
i haven't used it in ages :)
but i've installed that way before a few times
Much to my surprise (that it still is)
it was great before usb keys were common/supported
I wonder how much is stripped out for the floppy.. It would be a space-efficient network boot (memdisk), and virtual machine boot image (floppy drive)
floppy emulation probably makes it less useful
but yeh if using virtual media over dsl or such having small images is nice :)
every virtual media interface i've used is kind of slow over high latency
why does freebsd store its subnet mask like this in hex: http://imgur.com/0ThkxUG
mnathani_: couldn't say. I store it in dotted-quad, personally
ifconfig_em0="inet 192.168.77.252 netmask 255.255.255.0"
or "prefixlen 64" for ipv6 :p
ifconfig >> inet 10.10.11.1 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 10.10.255.255
could it be because I use /16 rather than /24
both should be valid anyways
any of you fine folks ever remastered a freebsd image?
I really want a freebsd that has speech on install
just install it afterwards?
Maybe he needs it in order to perform the install, mjp_ ;)
heh, i could think of better uses of time
setup a netboot/pxeboot server with automated install script. Use puppet/ansible/chef etc to configure the host after install
mjp_:  uh... I want to install it on a personal system.
mjp_:  and I want it to be universal. pxeboot/etc really isn't a great use of time for a single install. I'm not deploying to multiple systems.
also I need it during install doesn't translate to "install it afterwords"
i dont see remastering an image as a great use of time for a single install either
you could have installed it 100 times over by now :)
That's what she said!!
mjp_:  mind telling me how if I need yasr to install it? :|