Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 15:08:13 -0600 From: "Darryl Hoar" <darryl@osborne-ind.com> To: "'Technical Director'" <trodat@ultratrends.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: floppy disk - device not configured error Message-ID: <028901c3ae18$149c46a0$0701a8c0@darryl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0311181343530.78475-100000@server1.ultratrends.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Technical Director [mailto:trodat@ultratrends.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 2:45 PM > To: Darryl Hoar > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: floppy disk - device not configured error > > > > Greetings back, > > You could try the following: > > dd if=./kern.flp of=/dev/fd0a > > That might fix your problem. > > R. > > On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Darryl Hoar wrote: > > > Greetings, > > I am running FreeBSD 4.7-stable. I am > > trying to make new boot floppies so I > > can install Freebsd on another machine. > > When I try to: > > dd if=./kern.flp of=/dev/fd0 > > > > I get a "Device not configured" Error. > > A good, new floppy is in the drive. I have > > tried several new floppies. Same result. > > > > Checked dmesg and the floppy controller > > is recognized, etc. > > > > what am I not doing right ? > > > > thanks, > > -Darryl thanks. I tried your suggestion, but received the same message. Any other ideas ? thanks Darryl
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