Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 09:51:32 +0100 (BST) From: <mac@nibsc.ac.uk> To: steve@server.gslink.com Cc: steve@server.gslink.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't boot install floppy (was Re: Question :) ) Message-ID: <199605010851.JAA24536@chalsig.nibsc.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <199604300506.HAA05502@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Apr 30, 96 07:06:05 am
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>From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
>Subject: Re: Question :)
>To: steve@server.gslink.com (Steve Schwartz)
>Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 07:06:05 +0200 (MET DST)
>Cc: questions@freebsd.org
>
>As Steve Schwartz wrote:
>
>> ok, great. When I get boot.flp image, and type 'rawerite boot.flp a:' it
>> writes to the disk for about 3 min..then when I boot up with it, my
>> computer just sits there, and does nothing. Umm, am I missing something?
>> I'm going to try and download it again.
I had loads of problems like this once when using a 2.88 Mb drive (on a
DECpc).
The rawrite works fine and writes perfectly to a 1.44 Mb disk. This disk _is_
O.K. (boots on other systems). But when I put it in the 2.88 Mb drive on my
DEC it fails. (just after the 'twiddle' starts).
CMOS-ing the drive as 1.44 Mb fixes the problem. I have a theory that if I
were to use a 2.88 Mb disk, it would work fine in a 2.88 Mb drive. Never had a
disk to try it with though.
Mac
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