Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 22:12:35 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: rajesh srivastava <rajeshsri@hotmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help! Help! Help ! Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961029221049.369Q-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <19961028064225.22673.qmail@hotmail.com>
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On 28 Oct 1996, rajesh srivastava wrote: > I downloaded "boot.flp" and rawrite. Made bootable floppy. > I downloaded "boot.inf" in second floppy No; this should be on *very first* floppy, if you are building a floppy set. > I downloaded - all files under "bin" directory onto ... ? > Now after booting my PC from boot floppy and selecting various options, I > selected "minimal" subset installation and installation media type as floppy. I > get message get next floppy. I inserted floppy havinf having "bin.inf", I get > an error "files not found on distribution" . Other nutty thing: you must make bin\ directories on the floppies then cram as many of the files you can into that directory, in sequential order. I think you can fit 5, maybe 6. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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