On Friday, October 25, 2002, at 01:43 PM, John Klos wrote:

> Hi,
>
>> I used Cameron Kaiser's suggestion (cpin) and after a few tries 
>> managed
>> to figure out the proper syntax.  :)  As long as there is enough space
>> on the MacOS part for the file, you can launch the Installer, run the
>> Mini-Shell, and enter "cpin :someFileAtMacRootLevel
>> /someFileAtBSDRootLevel".  (Colon is analogous to a slash in HFS.)  I
>> couldn't find any documentation on cpin/cpout, but I didn't spend a 
>> lot
>> of time looking either.
>
> If the network is supported under MacOS, what about simply using
> AppleShare and the Installer to get the whole tar.gz files onto the 
> disk
> via the Installer?
>
> Granted, it's been a while since I used the Installer, but why not?

Be careful with this.  As I think the INSTALL documentation states, 
this only works with a "Traditional Method" installation.  The "Sysinst 
Method" creates a filesystem that is not compatible with the Installer.

-bob