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From: zounds@INNOSOFT.COM
Subject: Re: Floppy installation.
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To: Nathan Denny <SCHCATS@siu.edu>
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On Thu, 18 Jul 1996, Nathan Denny wrote:

> I'm installing, via floppy, to a 386 with 2 IDE disks.
> I run the installation program which works just peachy ...up until the 
> disk of death.  When it gets to bin.cl it crashes the installation.
> I've ftp'ed in BINARY from two different sources.  I've used different
> floppies.  Each time the reported error on VTY-1 is WRITTEN -1 of 512 bytes.
> The debug, VTY-2, says invalid gunzip cpio or something like that.
> I've also tried both version 2.1.0 and 2.1.5  Please HELP!  My sanity is at
> stake.
>                                                         Nate:SCHCATS!
> 
Try using a different physical floppy. And I hope that you arent using 
those AOL floppies!