Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 13:04:29 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: d e a t h <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd Message-ID: <19991017130429.A1284@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <86puyfz83e.fsf@localhost.hell.gr> References: <3808079F.C63BF116@metro.net> <86puyfz83e.fsf@localhost.hell.gr>
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d e a t h wrote:
> Gallup <gallup@metro.net> writes:
>
>> The only problem is, I can't make the boot.flp file into a disk
>> because it's too big for my 1.44 mb floppy disks.
>
> No, it's not... 1.44 * 1000 * 1024 = 1474560
>
> It all fits. try it...
In recent versions, this is not true. Boot.flp in recent versions *is*
too big, it's 2.88MB. In this case, you should use both kern.flp and
mfsroot.flp, each of which are 1.44MB. Boot from the kern.flp floppy,
and insert the mfsroot one when asked to do so.
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