1247280SdteskeYou can install from the following types of media:
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3247280Sdteske   CDROM    requires one of the following supported CDROM drives:
4247280Sdteske            ATAPI - Any standard ATAPI CDROM drive hooked to
5247280Sdteske            a supported controller (see Hardware Guide).
6247280Sdteske            SCSI - Any standard SCSI CDROM drive hooked to
7247280Sdteske            a supported controller (see Hardware Guide).
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10247280Sdteske   DOS      A DOS primary partition with the required FreeBSD
11247280Sdteske            distribution files copied onto it (e.g. C:\FREEBSD\)
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14247280Sdteske   UFS      Assuming a disk or partition with an existing
15247280Sdteske            FreeBSD file system and distribution set on it,
16247280Sdteske            get the distribution files from there.
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19247280Sdteske   Floppy   Get distribution files from one or more DOS or UFS
20247280Sdteske            formatted floppies.  Such floppies are assumed to
21247280Sdteske            contain the appropriate distribution pieces - see
22247280Sdteske            ABOUT.TXT for more information about making floppy
23247280Sdteske            distribution media.
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26247280Sdteske   FTP      Get the distribution files from an anonymous ftp server
27247280Sdteske            (you will be presented with a list).  Please note that
28252112Sdteske            you may invoke FTP in "Active"/"Passive" auto-mode, or
29247280Sdteske            via an HTTP proxy.
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31252112Sdteske            By default, ftp(1) will automatically use the best mode
32252112Sdteske            for the server.  Using an HTTP proxy is sometimes necessary
33247280Sdteske            for firewalls which block all FTP connections.
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35247280Sdteske            If you chose to enter your own URL in the FTP menu, please
36247280Sdteske            note that all paths are *relative* to the home directory
37247280Sdteske            of the user being logged in as.  By default, this is the
38247280Sdteske            user "ftp" (anonymous ftp) but you may change this in the
39247280Sdteske            Options screen.
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42252112Sdteske   HTTP Direct
43252112Sdteske            Get the distribution files directly from an HTTP server.
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45252112Sdteske            If you chose to enter your own URL in the HTTP Direct menu,
46252112Sdteske            please note that all paths are *relative* to the root
47252112Sdteske            directory of the web server.
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50247280Sdteske   NFS      Get the distribution files from an NFS server somewhere
51247280Sdteske            (make sure that permissions on the server allow this!).
52247280Sdteske            If this install method hangs on you or refuses to work
53247280Sdteske            properly, you may need to set some special options for
54247280Sdteske            your NFS server.  See the Options screen for more details.
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