i86 install images

[Wilko Bulte]

On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 01:50:34PM -0700, Scott Long wrote..
> Chuck Robey wrote:
> >I need someone to verify for me, the disc1 image on the main
> >(ftp.freebsd.org) website image, I have downloaded it 3 times now, and it
> >keeps on reporting to me, when I try to burn it, that it's the miniinst
> >image.  I'm capable of missing something obvious, so I am asking someone
> >(anyone) else to check this, please.
> >
> 
> I assume that you're talking about 5.3-R or 4.11-R?  If you think that
> the image might be corrupt, could you verify the MD5 checksum with what
> was published in the release announcement?
> 
> >One item that always irks me, what's the actual name of the disk images.
> >There is a reticence to answer this on the website, cause they're trying
> >to make one answer do correct duty for all the arches, but what they've
> >accomplished is managing to completely miss the mark, to leave out the
> >main data of what's the correct actual names of the images to download.
> >They keep on referring to "the install disks", so I can't figure out what
> >the miniinst is, or the bootonly.  I have a small universe to choose from,
> >yes, but it should be size zero.
> >
> 
> The general scheme is:
> 
> bootonly: just the kernel and sysinstall.  Equivalent to the boot
> floppies.  Only for doing network installs
> 
> miniinst: kernel, sysinstall, installation distributions, perl package.
> The minimum you need to install FreeBSD from a single CD.
> 
> disc1: kernel, sysinstall, install distributions, lots of packages.
> Good for installing a desktop like Gnome or KDE.

For 4.11R there were two disc1 images, one with KDE, one with GNOME.

The iso file names reflect this.

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Wilko Bulte				wilko at FreeBSD.org