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Date:      Thu, 18 Jul 1996 22:13:15 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        "anthony m. vervoort" <falstaff@netcom.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: problem with installation
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.960718221219.265H-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199607181840.LAA14856@netcom3.netcom.com>

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On Thu, 18 Jul 1996, anthony m. vervoort wrote:

> I tried following the instructions provided on the website for creating and 
> using a boot disk to begin the install, but it doesn't seem to be working. 
> 
> I downloaded the boot.flp and rawrite.exe files from the server, rebooted the
> machine in dos mode (it was running win95 before), and ran rawrite to create
> the boot disk to a dos formatted floppy. 
> 
> When I try to boot from the floppy, the machine gets to the point where it 
> reads the floppy to load the OS, and it accesses the drive for about 3 seconds,
> then all activity stops and the machine sits there. 

1.  Error-free floppy?
2.  download in binary mode?
3.  Use a true DOS (v6.22) boot floppy.  Win95/DOS 7.0 interferes with
rawrite. 

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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