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    <title>Synopsis</title>

    <para>The following chapter will attempt to guide you through the
      installation of FreeBSD on your system.  It can be installed through a
      variety of methods, including anonymous FTP (assuming you have
      network connectivity via modem or local network), CDROM, floppy
      disk, tape, an MS-DOS partition, or even NFS.</para>

    <para>No matter which method you choose, you will need to get started
      by creating the <emphasis>installation disks</emphasis> as described
      in the <link linkend="install-floppies">next section</link>.
      Booting into the FreeBSD installer, even if you are not planning on
      installing FreeBSD right away, will provide important information
      about compatibility with your hardware.  This information may
      dictate which installation options are even possible for you.  It

    <para>If you plan to install FreeBSD via anonymous FTP, the only
      things you will need are the <link
      linkend="install-floppies">installation floppies</link>.  The
      installation program itself will handle anything else that is
      required.</para>

    <para>For more information about obtaining FreeBSD, see the <link

      <title>Preparing for the Installation</title>

      <para>There are various things you should do in preparation for the
        installation.  The following describes what needs to be done prior to
	each type of installation.</para>

      <para>The first thing to do is to make sure your hardware is
	supported by FreeBSD.  The list of <link
	linkend="install-hw">supported hardware</link> should
	come in handy here. ;-)  It would also be a good idea to make a

	  installation boot disks from the image files, do the
	  following:</para>

	<para>Download the image
	  files.  These can be retrieved from the <ulink
	  url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/&rel.current;-RELEASE/floppies/">floppies directory</ulink>
	  of the FreeBSD FTP site or your local mirror.</para>

	<para>If the CD has El Torito boot support and your system
	  supports booting directly from the CDROM drive (many older
	  systems do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis>), simply insert the first
	  CD of the set into the drive and reboot your system.  You
	  will be put into the installation menu directly from the CD.</para>

	<para>If you are installing from an MS-DOS partition and have
	  the proper drivers to access your CD, run the

	  <para>Before invoking the installation, be sure that the CDROM
	    is in the drive so that the install probe can find it.  This
	    is also true if you wish the CDROM to be added to the default
	    system configuration automatically during the installation (whether
	    or not you actually use it as the installation media).</para>
	</note>



	 <note><para>If you choose to enable anonymous FTP during the
	 installation of your system, the installation program will do
	 the above for you.</para></note>

      </sect3>


	<para>If you must install from floppy disk (which we suggest you
	  do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> do), either due to unsupported
	  hardware or simply because you insist on doing things the hard
	  way, you must first prepare some floppies for the installation.</para>

	<para>At a minimum, you will need as many 1.44MB or 1.2MB floppies
	  as it takes to hold all the files in the

	  <command>disklabel</command> and <command>newfs</command>
	  commands to put a UFS filesystem on them instead, as the
	  following sequence of commands (for a 3.5" 1.44MB floppy)
	  illustrates:</para>

	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>fdformat -f 1440 fd0.1440</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -w -r fd0.1440 floppy3</userinput>


	  <screen><userinput>ftp://209.55.82.20/pub/FreeBSD/&rel.current;-RELEASE</userinput></screen>

	  <para>There are two FTP installation modes you can choose from:
	    active or passive FTP.</para>

	  <variablelist>

      <para>Once you have completed the pre-installation step relevant to
        your situation, you are ready to install FreeBSD!</para>

      <para>Although you should not experience any difficulty, there is
        always the chance that you may, no matter how slight it is.  If this
	is the case in your situation, then you may wish to go back and
	re-read the relevant preparation section or sections.  Perhaps you
	will come across something you missed the first time.  If you are

	</listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <para>Unmaintained drivers, which might or might not work for your
        hardware:</para>

      <itemizedlist>

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14	<title>Synopsis</title>	14	<title>Synopsis</title>
15		15
16	<para>The following chapter will attempt to guide you through the	16	<para>The following chapter will attempt to guide you through the
17	install of FreeBSD on your system. It can be installed through a	17	installation of FreeBSD on your system. It can be installed through a
18	variety of methods, including anonymous FTP (assuming you have	18	variety of methods, including anonymous FTP (assuming you have
19	network connectivity via modem or local network), CDROM, floppy	19	network connectivity via modem or local network), CDROM, floppy
20	disk, tape, an MS-DOS partition, or even NFS.</para>	20	disk, tape, an MS-DOS partition, or even NFS.</para>
21		21
22	<para>No matter which method you choose, you will need to get started	22	<para>No matter which method you choose, you will need to get started
23	by creating the <emphasis>installation disks</emphasis> as described	23	by creating the <emphasis>installation disks</emphasis> as described
24	in the <link linkend="install-floppies">next section</link>. By	24	in the <link linkend="install-floppies">next section</link>.
25	booting into the FreeBSD installer, even if you are not planning on	25	Booting into the FreeBSD installer, even if you are not planning on
26	installing FreeBSD right away, will provide important information	26	installing FreeBSD right away, will provide important information
27	about compatibility with your hardware. This information may	27	about compatibility with your hardware. This information may
28	dictate which installation options are even possible for you. It	28	dictate which installation options are even possible for you. It
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32	<para>If you plan to install FreeBSD via anonymous FTP, the only	32	<para>If you plan to install FreeBSD via anonymous FTP, the only
33	things you will need are the <link	33	things you will need are the <link
34	linkend="install-floppies">installation floppies</link>. The	34	linkend="install-floppies">installation floppies</link>. The
35	install program itself will handle anything else that is	35	installation program itself will handle anything else that is
36	required.</para>	36	required.</para>
37		37
38	<para>For more information about obtaining FreeBSD, see the <link	38	<para>For more information about obtaining FreeBSD, see the <link
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54	<title>Preparing for the Installation</title>	54	<title>Preparing for the Installation</title>
55		55
56	<para>There are various things you should do in preparation for the	56	<para>There are various things you should do in preparation for the
57	install. The following describes what needs to be done prior to	57	installation. The following describes what needs to be done prior to
58	each type of installation.</para>	58	each type of installation.</para>
59		59
60	<para>The first thing you should do is make sure your hardware is	60	<para>The first thing to do is to make sure your hardware is
61	supported by FreeBSD. The list of <link	61	supported by FreeBSD. The list of <link
62	linkend="install-hw">supported hardware</link> should	62	linkend="install-hw">supported hardware</link> should
63	come in handy here. ;-) It would also be a good idea to make a	63	come in handy here. ;-) It would also be a good idea to make a
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74	installation boot disks from the image files, do the	74	installation boot disks from the image files, do the
75	following:</para>	75	following:</para>
76		76
77	<para>The first thing you will need to do is download the image	77	<para>Download the image
78	files. These can be retrieved from the <ulink	78	files. These can be retrieved from the <ulink
79	url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/&rel.current;-RELEASE/floppies/">floppies directory</ulink>	79	url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/&rel.current;-RELEASE/floppies/">floppies directory</ulink>
80	of the FreeBSD FTP site or your local mirror.</para>	80	of the FreeBSD FTP site or your local mirror.</para>
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140	<para>If the CD has El Torito boot support and your system	140	<para>If the CD has El Torito boot support and your system
141	supports booting directly from the CDROM drive (many older	141	supports booting directly from the CDROM drive (many older
142	systems do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis>), simply insert the first	142	systems do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis>), simply insert the first
143	FreeBSD of the set into the drive and reboot your system. You	143	CD of the set into the drive and reboot your system. You
144	will be put into the install menu directly from the CD.</para>	144	will be put into the installation menu directly from the CD.</para>
145		145
146	<para>If you are installing from an MS-DOS partition and have	146	<para>If you are installing from an MS-DOS partition and have
147	the proper drivers to access your CD, run the	147	the proper drivers to access your CD, run the
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184	<para>Before invoking the installation, be sure that the CDROM	184	<para>Before invoking the installation, be sure that the CDROM
185	is in the drive so that the install probe can find it. This	185	is in the drive so that the install probe can find it. This
186	is also true if you wish the CDROM to be added to the default	186	is also true if you wish the CDROM to be added to the default
187	system configuration automatically during the install (whether	187	system configuration automatically during the installation (whether
188	or not you actually use it as the installation media).</para>	188	or not you actually use it as the installation media).</para>
189	</note>	189	</note>
190		190
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205		205
206	<note><para>If you choose to enable anonymous FTP during the	206	<note><para>If you choose to enable anonymous FTP during the
207	installation of your system, the installation program will do	207	installation of your system, the installation program will do
208	the above procedure for you.</para></note>	208	the above for you.</para></note>
209		209
210	</sect3>	210	</sect3>
211		211
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215	<para>If you must install from floppy disk (which we suggest you	215	<para>If you must install from floppy disk (which we suggest you
216	do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> do), either due to unsupported	216	do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> do), either due to unsupported
217	hardware or simply because you insist on doing things the hard	217	hardware or simply because you insist on doing things the hard
218	way, you must first prepare some floppies for the install.</para>	218	way, you must first prepare some floppies for the installation.</para>
219		219
220	<para>At a minimum, you will need as many 1.44MB or 1.2MB floppies	220	<para>At a minimum, you will need as many 1.44MB or 1.2MB floppies
221	as it takes to hold all the files in the	221	as it takes to hold all the files in the
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238	<command>disklabel</command> and <command>newfs</command>	238	<command>disklabel</command> and <command>newfs</command>
239	commands to put a UFS filesystem on them instead, as the	239	commands to put a UFS filesystem on them instead, as the
240	following sequence of commands (for a 3.5" 1.44MB floppy)	240	following sequence of commands (for a 3.5" 1.44MB floppy)
241	illustrate:</para>	241	illustrates:</para>
242		242
243	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>fdformat -f 1440 fd0.1440</userinput>	243	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>fdformat -f 1440 fd0.1440</userinput>
244	&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -w -r fd0.1440 floppy3</userinput>	244	&prompt.root; <userinput>disklabel -w -r fd0.1440 floppy3</userinput>
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448		448
449	<screen><userinput>ftp://209.55.82.20/pub/FreeBSD/&rel.current;-RELEASE</userinput></screen>	449	<screen><userinput>ftp://209.55.82.20/pub/FreeBSD/&rel.current;-RELEASE</userinput></screen>
450		450
451	<para>There are two FTP installation modes you can choose from,	451	<para>There are two FTP installation modes you can choose from:
452	active or passive FTP.</para>	452	active or passive FTP.</para>
453		453
454	<variablelist>	454	<variablelist>
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524	<para>Once you have completed the pre-installation step relevant to	524	<para>Once you have completed the pre-installation step relevant to
525	your situation, you are ready to install FreeBSD!</para>	525	your situation, you are ready to install FreeBSD!</para>
526		526
527	<para>Although you should not experience any difficulties, there is	527	<para>Although you should not experience any difficulty, there is
528	always the chance you might, no matter how slight it is. If this	528	always the chance that you may, no matter how slight it is. If this
529	is the case in your situation, then you may wish to go back and	529	is the case in your situation, then you may wish to go back and
530	re-read the relevant preparation section or sections. Perhaps you	530	re-read the relevant preparation section or sections. Perhaps you
531	will come across something you missed the first time. If you are	531	will come across something you missed the first time. If you are
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805	</listitem>	805	</listitem>
806	</itemizedlist>	806	</itemizedlist>
807		807
808	<para>Unmaintained drivers, they might or might not work for your	808	<para>Unmaintained drivers, which might or might not work for your
809	hardware:</para>	809	hardware:</para>
810		810
811	<itemizedlist>	811	<itemizedlist>