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Date:      Sat, 23 Nov 1996 16:08:22 -0800 (PST)
From:      Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org>
To:        hires.2@osu.edu
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org, hires.2@osu.edu
Subject:   Re: Missing file "atapi.flp"
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.961123160508.3771C-100000@narcissus.ml.org>
In-Reply-To: <32978142.1A96@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>

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On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Will Hires wrote:

> I have the Walnut Creek 2-CD set with FreeBSD ver. 2.1.5 and the
> file atapi.flp is not on the CD. The accompanying book indicates
> that it should be found in the floppies/ directory on the CDROM.
> It isn't there. 

It isn't necessary for 2.1.5 and above.  Use the generic boot.flp.
 
> Also, the CD labeled "1" does not contain the files to boot the
> binaries for the FreeBSD system. After several tries, the system
> just "hangs" without completing the installation.

This is due to some other factor.  What method are you using to install?  
What is your hardware like?

> Can I get new disks and a new book? Thanks.

For that you would want to talk to Walnut Creek.  This is a volunteer 
tech-support mailing list.

> Will Hires
> hires.2@osu.edu
> 



 Ben




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