[buug] where can i score FreeBSD 5.3? :-)

f.johan.beisser jan at caustic.org
Thu May 5 23:32:59 PDT 2005


I have a  5.3 install disk, i'll download and grab 5.4-STABLE if you want it.

Just the first disk, though. When do you want them?


On Thursday 05 May 2005 23:22, Tom Lord wrote:
> Damn.  I meant to make tonight's meeting and lost track
> of time.  Next one or soon, hopefully.
>
> Meanwhile:  I have a new machine but only some old 5.2 disks.  I lack a
> CD burner with which to create my own 5.3 disks and operate on a slim
> enough budget that it will be a while before I can buy some.
>
> The hard part is that while 5.2 boots and installs on this machine, it
> fails to recognize both the built-in NIC and the built-in COM1 serial
> port.  Rumor has it that 5.3 groks this machine (a dell server) just
> fine, but since 5.2 leaves this machine with no way to connect to a
> network, I can't get there from here.  (This machine also lacks a
> floppy drive.)
>
> So my question is: is there anyone on this list w/in walking distance
> of Berkeley Bowl who has a 5.3 installation CD I could borrow for a
> day?
>
> Thanks,
> -t
>
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