Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 20:19:12 +0000 From: Jim Joseph <jim@basil.stthom.edu> To: "Mofor L A (SoBE)" <lamofor@glam.ac.uk> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: installation boot disk Message-ID: <34C7A9C0.C786DE5A@basil.stthom.edu> References: <EB62C0C34246D111A39A00805FA6A85522A839@EMS2>
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After you make the boot floppy for FreeBSD you have to boot on it. You will not be able to read it from winthing 95/NT. Mofor L A (SoBE) wrote: > > Hello. > > I have been trying to create an installation this without success. The > boot.flp file is 1,474,560 and the size of the floppy disk is 1,456,796. > > I have the fdimage.exe and the boot.flp files in my c:\freebsd > directory. After running > > fdimage boot.flp a: > > the floppy disk becomes unreadable and I have to reformat it with the > DOS format command. > > Can you kindly give me some suggestions on how to proceed in getting > freesbd installed please? My current system is using Windows 95/NT. > > Many thanks for your time and help. > > Linus -- ---------------------------------- Jim Joseph Email: jcj@phoenix.net Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes. -- Mickey Mouse
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