Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 01:43:33 -0500 From: Chris Johnson <cjohnson@palomine.net> To: Doug <doug@inJapan.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: boot.flp too big Message-ID: <19990125014333.A16599@palomine.net> In-Reply-To: <fc.000f4b93000d526e000f4b93000d526e.d5270@inJapan.net>; from Doug on Mon, Jan 25, 1999 at 03:38:08PM %2B0900 References: <fc.000f4b93000d526e000f4b93000d526e.d5270@inJapan.net>
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On Mon, Jan 25, 1999 at 03:38:08PM +0900, Doug wrote: > I am trying to make a boot image floppy. I downloaded both boot.flp and > fdimage.exe, but when I try to make the image, fdimage reports that > "boot.flp" is too big. > > Running in debug mode, it specifically says that boot.flp is 1,479,365 > bytes and the floppy is 1,474,560 bytes. > > I tried reformatting the floppy, but got the same results. > > Does anybody have any suggestions about how I can proceed? Did you download it in binary mode? The symptoms you describe are usually the result of having downloaded the image file in ASCII mode. Try downloading another copy, making sure you're downloading it in binary mode. Chris To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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