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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.mindspring.com!usenet From: volverine <volverine@mindspring.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Which files to download Date: Fri, 29 Nov 1996 11:13:49 -0500 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Lines: 23 Message-ID: <329F0BBC.4230@mindspring.com> References: <3295E1F2.5833@webpro.com.au> Reply-To: volverine@mindspring.com NNTP-Posting-Host: ip59.perthamboy.nj.interramp.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Server-Date: 29 Nov 1996 16:13:16 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (WinNT; I) Alvin Lim wrote: > > Hello > > I just want to download the FreeBSD R2.1.6 to my harddisk. > Which files do I download so that it will be a complete mirror? Do I > have to download the whole Release-2.1.6 subdirectory? > > I've tried to find the answer in the FAQ but why does it insist I boot > using the boot up disk and then FTP it after? Isn't there any other > option? > > Thanks! > -- > ALViN LiM > alvin@webpro.com.au I went thro' the same pain of finding how to download. There are some FAQs available on net besides the official one. ( You will have to search for them, I don't recall where ) Instead of downloading I just bought a CD from http://www.cdrom.com/ This is a subscription based and they will send you 2 upgrades in one year. It costs only US$30 Cheap !! isn't it ? Also the installation is very simple. It comes with a small guideline book too. That's your best bet.