Date: Sun, 5 Feb 1995 09:21:52 -0500 From: Sundarnag@aol.com To: freebsd-questions@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Fwd: Need help!!!! Message-ID: <950205092149_13463508@aol.com>
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I recently bought a FreeBSD 2.0 32 bit operating system. The instructions are quite clear, but when I tried to install it, it worls not make a bootable disk for me to proceed. I have a 486SX, 33 MHz computer, with 200MB of hard disk, 4 MB RAM, 3.5" 1.44mb Floppy disk drive Double Speed CD-ROM, Adaptec AHA, SCSI host adapter, Sound blaster 16 sound card, I bought the FreeBSD 2.0.(un*x type 32 bit OS) In the instructions for installing are as follows. copied from the BSDdisk... ____________________________________________________________________ Before you do anything, make two 1.44MB floppies from the two image files you'll find in the floppies/ directory - boot.flp and cpio.flp. If you're reading this under DOS, you can do it in 1 easy step, or 3 in case this doesn't (for some weird reason) work: 1. If you're reading this file after typing "go", simply ESC back out for a moment and select the "makeflp" batch file to make the two floppies. This will invoke the DOS formatter to format the floppies and then attempt to write the two disk images onto them. If this doesn't work, follow steps 2 through 4: 2. Use the DOS format command to format 2 NEW floppies. A lot of problems have been caused by people using old and defective floppies, and much grief can often be saved by simply using new, or at least trusted, media. 3. Insert the first floppy and type: tools\dos-tool\rawrite floppies\boot.flp a: 4. Insert the second floppy and type tools\dos-tool\rawrite floppies\cpio.flp a: You're now prepared to boot from the boot floppy and begin the installation. ______________________________________________________________________ When I try by running "GO" from windows it automatically prompts to format the floppy. I do that. Then when it writes to the disk, it aborts and prints "disk write protected" on the screen. Once this happens I cannot read the disk on DOS. I guess it changes the format. I tried steps 2,3 and 4. The same thing happens. I went ahead and booted the system using the floppy anyway. Won't work. Nothing happens. The screen is blank. I will appreciate if you can take the time and help me here. If you need any further information, my E-mail address is Sundarnag@aol.com Thanks again. Sundar Nagarajan --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Need help!!!! Date: 95-02-04 12:15:21 EST From: Sundarnag To: freebsd-questions@freefall.cdrom.com I recently bought a FreeBSD 2.0 32 bit operating system. The instructions are quite clear, but when I tried to install it, it worls not make a bootable disk for me to proceed. Can you please help me? Thanks Sundar Nagarajan Sundarnag@aol.com
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