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Date:      Fri, 11 Jun 1999 09:34:23 -0500 (CDT)
From:      "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu>
To:        "Christopher A. Caputo" <cacst92+@pitt.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Installing Problem
Message-ID:  <199906111434.JAA71544@beowulf.utmb.edu>
In-Reply-To: <37609399.F19F1F7@pitt.edu>
References:  <37609399.F19F1F7@pitt.edu>

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Christopher A. Caputo writes:
 > I'm trying to install FreeBSD on my computer.  The boot image file is
 > 1474560 bytes but I can only format my 3.5" disks for 1457664 bytes.  I
 > used format from Win 98 and MS-DOS 6.22.  Could you tell me what I'm
 > doing wrong?
 > 

The boot image files are NOT just copied to floppies using DOS or
Windows (of any flavor).  They are IMAGE files.  Follow the
instructions at www.freebsd.org to get them onto floppies for
installation.

 > --
 > Christopher A. Caputo
 > cacst92@pitt.edu
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 

-- 
M. L. Dodson                                bdodson@scms.utmb.edu
409-772-2178                                FAX: 409-772-1790


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