Booting FreeBSD 1.0

2013-06-27 Thread Warren Block
Yes, 1.0, from November 1993. The install CD is here: http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/FreeBSD-1.0-RELEASE/ emulators/qemu boots from the floppy image in the cdinstal directory, but reports no cdrom found. I managed to find a Pentium 4 system

Re: Booting FreeBSD 1.0

2013-06-27 Thread Julian H. Stacey
Warren Block wrote: Yes, 1.0, from November 1993. The install CD is here: http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/FreeBSD-1.0-RELEASE/ emulators/qemu boots from the floppy image in the cdinstal directory, but reports no cdrom found. I managed to

Re: Booting FreeBSD 1.0

2013-06-27 Thread ill...@gmail.com
On 27 June 2013 10:46, Julian H. Stacey j...@berklix.com wrote: Warren Block wrote: Yes, 1.0, from November 1993. The install CD is here: http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/FreeBSD-1.0-RELEASE/ emulators/qemu boots from the floppy image in

Re: Booting FreeBSD 1.0

2013-06-27 Thread ill...@gmail.com
On 27 June 2013 11:11, ill...@gmail.com ill...@gmail.com wrote: On 27 June 2013 10:46, Julian H. Stacey j...@berklix.com wrote: Warren Block wrote: Yes, 1.0, from November 1993. The install CD is here:

Re: Booting FreeBSD 1.0

2013-06-27 Thread Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
That CD-ROM should not be the ones found now , but Sound-Blaster CD-ROM which is different from the present day CD-ROM . Sound-Blaster CD-ROM should be attached to Sound-Blaster card , not to IDE port . Regular CD-ROM ( attached to IDE port ) started by later versions of FreeBSD . Thank you

Re: Booting FreeBSD 1.0

2013-06-27 Thread Warren Block
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013, Julian H. Stacey wrote: Warren Block wrote: Yes, 1.0, from November 1993. The install CD is here: http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/FreeBSD-1.0-RELEASE/ emulators/qemu boots from the floppy image in the cdinstal directory,

Re: Booting FreeBSD 1.0

2013-06-27 Thread Warren Block
On Thu, 27 Jun 2013, ill...@gmail.com wrote: On 27 June 2013 11:11, ill...@gmail.com ill...@gmail.com wrote: On 27 June 2013 10:46, Julian H. Stacey j...@berklix.com wrote: Warren Block wrote: Yes, 1.0, from November 1993. The install CD is here:

Re: Booting FreeBSD 1.0

2013-06-27 Thread Warren Block
Decided to ignore the CD and just copy the files to a simulated MS-DOS drive. Got to the point of copying distributions, process documented here: http://wonkity.com/~wblock/freebsd-1.0/freebsd1.txt So far, it's giving me a new appreciation for modern installers. Julian, you are listed in the

Re: Booting FreeBSD 1.0

2013-06-27 Thread Julian H. Stacey
Warren Block wrote: Decided to ignore the CD and just copy the files to a simulated MS-DOS drive. Got to the point of copying distributions, process documented here: http://wonkity.com/~wblock/freebsd-1.0/freebsd1.txt I had a quick scan BTW here's another URL for the same image: