Sysintall Main Menu

• Highlight Custom (Begin a custom installation (for experts) and press Enter

Choose Custom Installation Options

Partition

• Highlight 3 Partition (Allocate disk space for FreeBSD) and press Enter
• Press 'Z' twice to display disk space in MB
• Move cursor to highlight existing slices (partitions) and press 'D' to delete
• Delete all existing slices
• Press 'A' to use entire disk for FreeBSD install
• Press 'Q' to finish
• You will then be asked to choose a Boot Manager for drive ad0?
• Highlight Standard (Install a standard MBR ([no boot manager]) and press Enter

Label

• Highlight 4 Label (Label allocated disk partitions) and press Enter
• Press 'C' to create a partition
• You will then be asked to specify the partition size
• Delete all existing numbers and type 256M and press Enter
• You will then be asked to choose a partition type
• Highlight Swap (A swap partition) and press Enter
• Press 'C' to create another partition
• Again you will be asked to specify the partition size
• Leave numbers as is and press Enter
• Again you will be asked to choose a partition type
• Highlight FS (A file system) and press Enter
• You will then be asked to specify a mount point for the partition
• Type / (yes, just /) and press Enter
• Press 'Q' to finish

Distributions

• Highlight 5 Distributions (Select distribution(s) to extract) and press Enter
• Highlight 8 User (average user - binaries and doc only) and press Enter
• You will then be prompted if you would like to install the FreeBSD ports collection?
• Highlight 'Yes' and press Enter
• Highlight X Exit (Exit this menu [returning to previous]) and press Enter

Media

• Highlight 6 Media (Choose the installation media type) and press Enter
• Make sure that you have the 1st FreeBSD CD in the CDROM
• Highlight 1 CD/DVD (Install from a FreeBSD CD/DVD) and press Enter

Commit

• Highlight 7 Commit (Perform and pending Partition/Label/Extract actions) and press Enter
• Last Chance! Are you SURE you want to continue the installation?
• Highlight Yes and press Enter
• After several minutes you will be asked to visit the general configuration menu for a chance to set any last options
• Highlight Yes and press Enter

FreeBSD Configuration Menu

Root Password

• Highlight Root Password (Set the system manager's password) and press Enter
• You will be prompted to enter a new password
• Type Root's password and press Enter
• You will be prompted to retype new password
• Retype Root's password and press Enter

Time Zone

• Highlight Time Zone (Set which time zone you're in) and press Enter
• You will be asked if the machine's CMOS clock is set to UTC
• Highlight No and press Enter
• You will be prompted to select a region
• Highlight Australia and press Enter
• You will be prompted to select an Australian Time Zone
• Highlight Tasmania and press Enter
• You will be prompted does the abbreviation 'EST' look reasonable
• Highlight Yes and press Enter

Networking

• Highlight Networking (Configure additional network services) and press Enter
• Highlight Interfaces (Configure additional network interfaces) and press Enter
• Highlight your network card and press Enter
• You will be prompted do you want to try IPv6 configuration of the interface
• Highlight No and press Enter
• You will be prompted do you want to try DHCP configuration of the interface
• Highlight No and press Enter
• Enter Host (computer name), Domain or Workgroup, IPv4 Gateway (Gateway IP Address), Name Server (DNS Server), IPv4 Address (IP Address), and Netmask (Subnet Mask)
• Tab down to OK and press Enter
• You will be prompted would you like to bring the interface up right now
• Highlight Yes and press Enter
• Highlight X Exit (Exit this menu [returning to previous]) and press Enter

Finishing Up

• Highlight X Exit (Exit this menu [returning to previous]) and press Enter
• Highlight X Exit (Exit this menu [returning to previous]) and press Enter
• Highlight X Exit Install and press Enter
• You will be prompted are you sure you wish to exit
• Make sure you have removed all floppies, CDs, DVDs
• Press notice that the non-smoking sign is lit, return to your seats and fasten your seat belts
• Make sure that all cabin luggage is safely secured under the seat in front of you or in your overhead locker
• Highlight Yes and press Enter
• The box will then reboot itself (this may take a little time so be patient) and before you know it, you will be looking at a login prompt..