> This is fairly easy. What you do it copy the files to a directory
> on a second disk drive on the machine, and point sysinstall to that
> partition/directory during the install.
>
> 8-).
(tongue in cheek) Thank you! ;-)
OK, here's what I did. Remember, I just want to install from scratch,
n
Charles Howse wrote:
> I'm a hobbyist, and for my personal education, I would like to learn how
> to install FBSD from an existing filesystem, rather than from FTP or CD.
>
> My intention is to copy the files to a directory on the second HDD of my
> present FBSD system, and point sysinstall to tha
> This may not answer the questions you posed, but it may be a
> good start
> for you.
Hi Avleen, thanks for the reply!
Before I do anything else, I'd like to ask why the option of installing
to an existing filesystem exists, if there is no documentation on
*exactly* how to set it up and do it.
On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 03:36:41PM -0500, Charles Howse wrote:
> Hi,
> I've posted this request to 'questions' with no response, so now I'll
> ask 'hackers'.
>
> I'm a hobbyist, and for my personal education, I would like to learn how
> to install FBSD from an existing filesystem, rather than from
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