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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 10:13:55 -0500
From: Chris Johnson <cjohnson@palomine.net>
To: Aninda Kanti Sen <anindaka@comp.nus.edu.sg>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Installation of FreeBSD
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.96.981123230710.14317A-100000@decunx.iscs.nus.sg>; from Aninda Kanti Sen on Mon, Nov 23, 1998 at 11:09:53PM +0800
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On Mon, Nov 23, 1998 at 11:09:53PM +0800, Aninda Kanti Sen wrote:
> Hello,
> 	I was trying to install FreeBSD over the net. I downloaded the
> image file boot.flp and fdimage.exe
> when i gave the command 
> e:\freebsd>fdimage boot.flp a:
> I got the message
> boot.flp - File is too big
> 
> Where does the problem lie?

You probably downloaded the file in ASCII mode. You need to download it as a
binary file.

Chris

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Regards,
> Aninda Kanti Sen
> anindaka@comp.nus.edu.sg
> 
> 
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