Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 00:37:25 -0500 From: Ralph Dratman <ralph@maxsoft.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Instructions for creating boot floppies on Macintosh Message-ID: <v04210100b6afb9d9d176@[192.168.0.27]>
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The following paragraph describes how to create FreeBSD boot floppies on a Macintosh. I have added it to a copy of README.TXT from the /floppies directory of the FreeBSD CD #1. Where might I submit this edited file for possible inclusion in a future release of the CD? ------------------------------------------- To create the kern floppy image from a Macintosh, get suntar 2.2 from http://www.mac.tucows.com/compmac.html. Put the FreeBSD CD #1 into your CD drive and also insert a 1.44M floppy. Launch suntar and choose Expert Mode from the Preferences menu. Choose Open Device from the suntar File menu and pick your floppy drive from the device list. Leave the Starting Sector at 0. Choose Allow Write Commands from the Device menu. Choose Overwrite Sectors from the Special menu. You will then see a console message "The previous content will be lost... start sector number : 0". Leave the 0 there and Press return. You will see a file open prompt. Choose kern.flp from the floppies directory on the CD. The file will be copied onto your floppy. When the copy is finished, choose Eject from the Device menu. Repeat the above with another floppy, choosing the file mfsroot.flp. ------------------------------------------- Thank you. Ralph Dratman To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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