FreeBSD6 Unleashed

Chapter 2. Installing FreeBSD

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Checking Your Hardware

• Creating Installation Floppies

• Booting into the Install Program

• Navigating the Sysinstall Program

• Creating Partitions and Assigning Mount Points

• Selecting a Canned Distribution Set

• Choosing the Installation Media

• Post-installation Configuration and Customization

• Exiting the Sysinstall Program and Rebooting the System

• Booting FreeBSD for the First Time

• Setting Up the X Window System (X11)

• Shutting Down FreeBSD

Before you can use FreeBSD, you need to install it on your system’s hard disk, just as you would install Windows or any other operating system. FreeBSD’s installation procedure is a bit more complex and requires a bit more attention to detail than the average Windows installation, ...