Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 10:08:48 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Craig Davidson <mcdavids@wam.umd.edu> To: Ryan Thompson <freebsd@sasknow.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin.cc Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0002211004170.13958-100000@rac4.wam.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002210841530.13757-100000@sasknow.com>
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I mean that when sysinstall is copying the file from my floppy. I can copy the file to the disk no problem, also I have a 325 MB hard disk on the laptop and I am using the whole thing for the install, that is why I am baffled. On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Ryan Thompson wrote: > On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, Michael Craig Davidson wrote: > > > Hey guys, > > Great operating system but on my older laptop I am forced to perform a > > floppy install. I get all the way to loading bin.cc and my computer says > > that there is a write error (-1). I have tried reformatting the disk and > > downloading the file again but to no avail. Any suggestions? Is that > > file corrupt? Thanx. > > > > Do you mean to say that you get a write error when writing bin.cc to the > floppy, or you get a write error when sysinstall is installing bin.cc? > > If it is the former, try a different disk (or remove the write protection > and try try again :-) Disks have a tendency to wear out over time, and > you may have found a bad one. > > If you are referring to the latter (i.e., the files appeared to copy fine > to disks but you can't install from the boot floppy), check the integrity > of your hard disk on your laptop, and ensure that you have enough free > space to complete the install. > > -- > Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> 50% Owner, Sysadmin > SaskNow Technologies http://www.sasknow.com > #106-380 3120 8th St E Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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