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Prerequisites: |
An Internet connection A CD writer and blank CD CD writing software that can write (burn) ISO disk images to CD |
FreeBSD – Download the "ISO" disk images and burn them to CD
Home:
Start by getting a complete set of FreeBSD CD
image files
Using your high speed (broadband) Internet connection download
these files:
CD Disk Image 1 -
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/6.2/6.2-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso
CD Disk Image 2 -
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/6.2/6.2-RELEASE-i386-disc2.iso
Optional: Boot Only Image:
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/6.2/6.2-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso
Save these ISO files some place you will remember later!
Using your favorite CD burning software, write
(burn) each of these files to a blank CD.
WARNING: Make sure that you don't
just copy these files to a CD!
There files are special "ISO" disk images, meaning you need to
write the image back to CD.
An ISO image is an exact byte for byte mirror image of a
bootable CD.
In this example, I will demonstrate burning an
ISO disk image to a blank CD.
Using a free software package called:
CD Burner XP Pro
- From the "File" menu, choose "Write ISO
to CD"
- Select each ISO (one at a time per blank
CD) that you downloaded earlier
and click "Write Disc"

You can of course use your favorite CD writing software of your
choosing!
(This was just a quick example using free CD Recording software)
Make sure you label each CD.
For the the most part, you will need only Disk 1 from above, but
it never hurts to have the complete set!
For anyone having trouble downloading the ISO
files or burning them to CD:
Head over to the FreeBSD Mall and get your official copy!
http://www.freebsdmall.com