Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 16:08:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> To: Abbas Karbassian x7148 <Abbas.Karbassian@cambridge.simoco.com> Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: problem with making boot floppy Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907081605550.29777-100000@dt054n86.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <199907081127.MAA11098@serv10.yp.development>
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On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Abbas Karbassian x7148 wrote:
> I have tried to make a bootflopy from dos using the following commands.
>
> D:
>
> tools\rawrite floppies\boot.flp
You should be using fdimage instead, it's a better tool.
> When the boot floppy created, the message was displayed:
> "one bad sector"
The freebsd boot images require every bit of space on the floppy,
including some space that DOS doesn't use. This message is telling you
that your diskette has a bad sector, and therefore is not usable for the
boot image.
Can you suggest a better wording for this error message that would
make it more clear? Also, if I recall correctly this is one area where
fdimage is superior (better error messages) so perhaps try using that tool
with the same disk and let us know what happens?
Good luck,
Doug
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