Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 10:38:16 +1100 From: "Richard Lyon" <rlyon@ozemail.com.au> To: <peter.landy@taylan.co.uk>, "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Problem with Floppy install Message-ID: <01bd31c5$f7698d10$0100007f@rlyon>
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you have to put bin.inf in the bin directory on the first disk. -----Original Message----- From: Peter Landy <Peter.Landy@halliburton.com> To: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Wednesday, 4 February 1998 22:47 Subject: Problem with Floppy install >I am having a problem with a floppy install of FreeBSD 2.2.5. I have to >install from floppy in this case. I have copied all the files under the >/bin directory on the ftp site and have my boot floppy. All goes well >until it asks what package I want. For instance I choose minimum, then >it asks for a floppy to be inserted. When I insert the floppy it looks >at it and gives me the following message. > >"Couldn't extract the following distributions. This may be because they >were not available on the installation media you've chosen. > >bin" > >the installation then quits. The floppy has been formatted under DOS and >the files downloaded in BIN mode. I have copied the files onto floppy as >so. > >a:\bin\bin.aa >a:\bin\bin.ab >a:\bin\bin.ac >a:\bin\bin.ad >a:\bin\bin.ae > >I have also tried > > >a:\freebsd\bin\bin.aa >a:\freebsd\bin\bin.ab >a:\freebsd\bin\bin.ac >a:\freebsd\bin\bin.ad >a:\freebsd\bin\bin.ae > >Still no joy. Any ideas. Please reply to peter.landy@taylan.co.uk > >thanks > >Peter Landy >
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