Bug 8538 - Unable to install FreeBSD from MS-DOS filesystem
Summary: Unable to install FreeBSD from MS-DOS filesystem
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Documentation
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Books & Articles (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: Normal Affects Only Me
Assignee: freebsd-doc (Nobody)
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Reported: 1998-11-02 04:50 UTC by anton
Modified: 1998-11-02 10:34 UTC (History)
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Description anton 1998-11-02 04:50:00 UTC 
When installing from MS-DOS volume wich have 3.0-RELEASE distribution
in directory \FREEBSD (as shown in install help for Selecting Media Type) install says that it is unable to retrive following distributions "bin man ..." e.g. selected ones, unless I set name of directory where FreBSDis located as a release name in Options menu.
Comment 1 jkh freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 1998-11-02 10:34:22 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

As stated in the 3.0 release ERRATA, the directory name has changed. 
Call it C:3.0-RELEASE instead of C:FREEBSD.