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From: trig@netlink.co.uk (Christiaan Keet)
Subject: Installation probs... cant load root distribution
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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 17:55:48 +0100 (BST)
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I'm installing from a SCSI drive (DOS) to an IDE drive. It makes the
new filesystems and starts copying the files from c:\freebsd\ Everything's
fine untill it gets to 'loading root image'.   It bombs out with 
'failed to load the root distribution. correct this problem and try again'

The debug log says: 
gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated
/stand/cpio: premature end of file

Any idea what this means? 

Christiaan