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+You can install from the following types of media:
+
+ CDROM requires one of the following supported CDROM drives:
+ ATAPI - Any standard ATAPI CDROM drive hooked to
+ a supported controller (see Hardware Guide).
+ SCSI - Any standard SCSI CDROM drive hooked to
+ a supported controller (see Hardware Guide).
+
+
+ DOS A DOS primary partition with the required FreeBSD
+ distribution files copied onto it (e.g. C:\FREEBSD\)
+
+
+ UFS Assuming a disk or partition with an existing
+ FreeBSD file system and distribution set on it,
+ get the distribution files from there.
+
+
+ Floppy Get distribution files from one or more DOS or UFS
+ formatted floppies. Such floppies are assumed to
+ contain the appropriate distribution pieces - see
+ ABOUT.TXT for more information about making floppy
+ distribution media.
+
+
+ FTP Get the distribution files from an anonymous ftp server
+ (you will be presented with a list). Please note that
+ you may invoke FTP in "Active"/"Passive" auto-mode, or
+ via an HTTP proxy.
+
+ By default, ftp(1) will automatically use the best mode
+ for the server. Using an HTTP proxy is sometimes necessary
+ for firewalls which block all FTP connections.
+
+ If you chose to enter your own URL in the FTP menu, please
+ note that all paths are *relative* to the home directory
+ of the user being logged in as. By default, this is the
+ user "ftp" (anonymous ftp) but you may change this in the
+ Options screen.
+
+
+ HTTP Direct
+ Get the distribution files directly from an HTTP server.
+
+ If you chose to enter your own URL in the HTTP Direct menu,
+ please note that all paths are *relative* to the root
+ directory of the web server.
+
+
+ NFS Get the distribution files from an NFS server somewhere
+ (make sure that permissions on the server allow this!).
+ If this install method hangs on you or refuses to work
+ properly, you may need to set some special options for
+ your NFS server. See the Options screen for more details.