> > what I ended up doing with my 2GB Seagate was to install as much of the
> > base that would install, cpin all the rest of the tar files, boot in to
> > the partially installed system
> 
> well, maybe you knew what to take and where to put it... i never used
> BSD... are there any info about installing this way?

It's been a long time since I did this, so corrections requested, but this
was the process more or less.

Format and newfs your disk. Go into the Installer and install base.tgz and
etc.tgz (IIRC) as far as they will go. Make devices, and go into the Installer
Mini Shell and cpin all the other tar files you want to install. Check that
you have a kernel and the makings of a directory tree while you're there.

Exit and go into the Booter and start the partially installed system. Make
sure your filesystems are mounted read/write if they aren't already, then
tar xpf the tar files you cpined to finish the rest of the install. A
MAKEDEV at this point as well couldn't hurt. Finish configuring the system
to taste.

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