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Date:      Wed, 23 Aug 2000 14:47:45 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com>
To:        Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Cannot boot  into installation
Message-ID:  <39A44681.1A491892@urx.com>
References:  <000c01c00d52$ead0b680$1e81003e@laptop>

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Amir Hardon wrote:
> 
> There is no error message, the computer simply boots into the current
> installed system.
> I'm made the kernerl floppy ut of kern.flp found in the floppies directory
> on the CD,
> I burned the CD out of a iso file that I downloaded in binary mode.

It sounds like your bios is set to boot from you HD. I tried making
the floppies from the 4.1-iso I downloaded and they booted my system
just fine.

Kent

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
> To: Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il>
> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Date: יום רביעי 23 אוגוסט 2000 23:33
> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation
> 
> >* Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> [000823 14:18] wrote:
> >> Hello all,
> >> I downloaded FreeBSD 4.1 iso image, and burned it.
> >> I can't boot from the CD,
> >> so I created boot floppies but the kernel floopy doesn't boot.
> >> What should I do?
> >
> >What kernel boot floppy?  Where did you get it from?  Are you
> >sure you downloaded it in binary mode?  What size is it and what
> >is it's name?
> >
> >-Alfred
> >
> 
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