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Date:      Fri, 10 Apr 1998 15:27:33 -0500 (CDT)
From:      "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>
To:        rebel2000@hotmail.com (Doug Rebel)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Problem
Message-ID:  <199804102027.PAA22188@horton.iaces.com>
In-Reply-To: <19980410201838.20202.qmail@hotmail.com> from Doug Rebel at "Apr 10, 98 01:18:36 pm"

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In a previous message, Doug Rebel said:
>    To Whom It May Concern,
>      I am trying to use FreeBSD but for some reason the install file 
> won't fit on a disk.  The disks are 3.5" and 1.44 meg disks but they all 
> read 1.38 megs.  I had friends try to see if they could do it, but they 
> got the same problem.  Please help me.  Thank You.

The boot.flp image is not a DOS formatted image. It uses the entire
disk. You need to get the fdimage.exe utility in the tools directory
to create the boot floppy.

Please read the install instructions.

-- 
Safe activities are ones in which you can't get hurt even if you don't
take care of yourself. Video games are safe. Skydiving is a dangerous
sport which can be done safely.   --Robert Church

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