Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 20:59:45 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: joerg@smiley.interface-business.de (Joerg Weber) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 2.0.5-R installing from 3.5" FD Message-ID: <199506181130.VAA18051@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <9506160935.AA22100@smiley.interface-business.de> from "Joerg Weber" at Jun 16, 95 11:35:49 am
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Joerg Weber stands accused of saying: > Info ONLY! No content, by the look of it; can anyone parse this? > Installing from 3.5" FD is possible with 2.0.5-R without > Boot-Floppies in the following way: > > - write the image of the 5.25" Bootfloppy of an normal > HD formatted 3.5" FD with dd, like > > dd if=boot.flp of=/dev/rfd0.1200 bs=1200k Huh? The same image works just fine on a 3.5" floppy. None of this stuffing around is necessary. > - change the FD-Type in the Bios-Setup of the PC on which > You will install FreeBSD 2.0.5-RELEASE Don't, it's a waste of time. > Joerg Weber It works like this : dd if=boot.flp of=/dev/fd0a Regardless of _what_ your floppy is. Leave your CMOS config alone, and boot away. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] My car has "demand start" - Terry Lambert [[
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