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1You can install from the following types of media:
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3   CDROM    requires one of the following supported CDROM drives:
4            ATAPI - Any standard ATAPI CDROM drive hooked to
5            a supported controller (see Hardware Guide).
6            SCSI - Any standard SCSI CDROM drive hooked to
7            a supported controller (see Hardware Guide).
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10   DOS      A DOS primary partition with the required FreeBSD
11            distribution files copied onto it (e.g. C:\FREEBSD\)
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14   UFS      Assuming a disk or partition with an existing
15            FreeBSD file system and distribution set on it,
16            get the distribution files from there.
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19   HTTP Direct
20            Get the distribution files directly from an HTTP server.
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22            If you chose to enter your own URL in the HTTP Direct menu,
23            please note that all paths are *relative* to the root
24            directory of the web server.
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27   NFS      Get the distribution files from an NFS server somewhere
28            (make sure that permissions on the server allow this!).
29            If this install method hangs on you or refuses to work
30            properly, you may need to set some special options for
31            your NFS server.  See the Options screen for more details.
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