2. Installation

2.1. Which file do I download to get FreeBSD?

2.2. Help! The boot floppy image will not fit on a single floppy!

2.3. Where are the instructions for installing FreeBSD?

2.4. What do I need in order to run FreeBSD?

2.5. I have only 4 MB of RAM. Can I install FreeBSD?

2.6. How can I make my own custom install floppy?

2.7. Can I have more than one operating system on my PC?

2.8. Can Windows 95 co-exist with FreeBSD?

2.9. Windows 95 killed my boot manager! How do I get it back?

2.10. Can I install on a disk with bad blocks?

2.11. Strange things happen when I boot the install floppy!

2.12. Help! I can't install from tape!

2.13. Connect two FreeBSD boxes over a parallel line (PLIP)

2.14. Can I install on my laptop over PLIP (Parallel Line IP)?

2.15. Which geometry should I use for a disk drive?

2.16. Any restrictions on how I divide the disk up?

2.17. What about disk managers? Or, I have a large drive!

2.18. When I boot FreeBSD I get ``Missing Operating System''

2.19. I can't get past the boot manager's `F?' prompt.

2.20. I have >16MB of RAM. Will this cause any problems?

2.21. Do I need to install the complete sources?

2.22. Do I need to build a kernel?

2.23. I live outside the US. Can I use DES encryption?

2.24. The boot floppy starts but hangs at the ``Probing Devices...''

2.25. I get a ``panic: cant mount root'' error when rebooting the system after installation.

2.26. What are the limits for memory?

2.27. What are the limits for ffs filesystems?

2.28. How can I put 1TB files on my floppy?