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Old 11th May 2008
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Originally Posted by J65nko View Post
You don't need an internet connection to boot the installation floppies.
Aah! So I was correct in thinking that, thanks.
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The FreeBSD handbook http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO...stall-pre.html Section 2.3.7 Prepare the Boot Media describes the steps for a floppy boot......
I followed these steps to the letter, and more; advice from the former forum was followed too.

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Please note that these are for FreeBSD 7.0, which is the latest production release....An alternative would be to get the CD/DVD drive on your Compaq working as a boot device. Then you could create a FreeBSD installation CD and boot from it.
Yes, I did download the 7.0 release.
I also have the FreeBSD Unleashed 6 DVD, but unfortunately the Compaq didn't have a DVD-device (it's out in the hallway now anyway; off to the recycling containerpark )
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