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Date:      Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:22:07 +0100
From:      Daniel Bye <dan@slightlystrange.org>
To:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: freeBSD installing
Message-ID:  <20030425232207.GS16884@catflap.home.slightlystrange.org>
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On Sat, Apr 26, 2003 at 12:43:03AM +0100, boban.savic@telia.com wrote:
> Hi,
> Sorry, but I must ask you about installing from floppies. When I try to create 
> boot floppy via commando:
> D:\downloads\FreeBSD\bootfiles>fdimage boot.flp a:
> ...I get the answer:
> boot.flp - File is too big
> 
> Boot.flp is 2.88 M  and (according the whitepappers) it should create 2 
> disc...Please help...what shell I do to create 2 bootdiscs ?

You should use the two files, kern.flp and mfsroot.flp, instead.  Boot from
kern.flp, and replace it with mfsroot.flp when prompted.

HTH

Dan

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