FreeBSD CDs on one DVD

mikeandike22 · 12-07-2006, 09:39 PM

I have recently decided to switch from Ubuntu Linux to FreeBSD for many reasons. However atm I do not have any cds and would like to just install it tonight so is there anyway I can burn the two FreeBSD 6.2 cds to one DVD. The second one mainly looked like just a bunch of packages.

EvilBill · 12-10-2006, 03:50 AM

I'm not sure, but it is annoying, especially when it keeps asking for > insert disk 1 > insert disk 2,...

The snapshot releases are real annoying 2 cd's > they both don't add up to even one full 700mb cd.

I love FreeBSD, but I wish they would not do that.

Consider this a bump I guess?

vharishankar · 12-10-2006, 08:08 AM

You can get DesktopBSD in a DVD. It's basically FreeBSD with a modified installation procedure. Once you have DesktopBSD up and running, it's pretty much FreeBSD underneath.

http://www.desktopbsd.net/

However, power users might scoff at it since it doesn't offer all the flexibility of FreeBSD during installation.

frob23 · 12-10-2006, 10:25 AM

http://www.freebsddiary.org/cdrecord-multi.php

Just remember to put the install disk first and everything should be fine. I have never tried this myself. When I install FreeBSD on a system I just burn the bootonly and then pull everything down through the network.

lanjoe9 · 02-28-2007, 12:17 AM

Here is a script which will work with FreeBSD.

http://mexinetica.com/~lanjoe9/freeb...dvd_howto.html

Now that I have Debian GNU/Linux installed on my Desktop PC as well as FreeBSD, I'll try to make one to be run on GNU/Linux.

s'Later

vermaden · 02-28-2007, 12:56 AM