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Date:      Thu, 5 Apr 2001 09:40:17 +1000
From:      "Doug Young" <dougy@bryden.apana.org.au>
To:        "G. Jason Middleton" <gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu>, "James Splaine" <jsplaine@mediaone.net>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Boot Floppies
Message-ID:  <009301c0bd60$a4e428a0$0200a8c0@apana.org.au>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.31L.02.0104041928200.20005-100000@linux1.gl.umbc.edu>

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I put fdimage in the root directory (C:\), go to C:\,
then run "fdimage kern.flp a:" to make first floppy
& "fdimage mfsroot.flp a:"  to make the second


----- Original Message -----
From: "G. Jason Middleton" <gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu>
To: "James Splaine" <jsplaine@mediaone.net>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 9:30 AM
Subject: RE: Boot Floppies


> you must have fdimage, kern, and mfsroot in the same
directory...then just
> get to a dos prompt CD to that directory and then run fdimage like i
> stated in the previous email.
>
> let me know how it goes
>
> Jason
>
> On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, James Splaine wrote:
>
> > ok great.  I found the fdimage.exe file.  Where do i put it if I
want dos to
> > be able to use it?  command.com?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: G. Jason Middleton [mailto:gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 7:06 PM
> > To: James Splaine
> > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> > Subject: RE: Boot Floppies
> >
> >
> > no you have the right images it looks like...you will not be able
to copy
> > then by just using the copy command in DOS.  It seems as though
you do not
> > have the fdimage.exe.  this file can be found on the at
ftp.freebsd.org.
> >
> > the fdimage.exe file should be in the same location as the images
files.
> >
> > or just do a search at www.freebsd.org for "fdimage.exe" and you
are bound
> > to find it
> >
> >
> > let me know if everytihng works out
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, James Splaine wrote:
> >
> > > Dos doesnt recongnize fdimage as a command, I did just use copy
and get an
> > > insufficient drive space error. I've tried on tons of different
floppies.
> > > I'm trying to make the floppies from my win98 machine.  Each of
the files
> > > are 16896 bytes to big for any floppies that I have.  Here are
the files I
> > > have. I must have the wrong files or something.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: G. Jason Middleton [mailto:gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 6:31 PM
> > > To: James Splaine
> > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > > Subject: Re: Boot Floppies
> > >
> > >
> > > they should both fit on regular floppies....are you using
fdimage to make
> > > the floppies?
> > >
> > > it should go something like this
> > > at a dos prompt
> > > and of course you should be in the same directory that the
images are
> > > located and have a copy of fdimage in that directory as well
> > >
> > >
> > > fdimage kern.flp a:
> > >
> > > let me know if this helps
> > >
> > > Jason
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, James Splaine wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm having a major problem with my installation of FreeBSD
4.2.  I
> > cannot
> > > > make the boot floppies on any machine because kern.flp and
mfsroot.flp
> > are
> > > > both 1,474,560 bytes and wont fit on any standard 1,457,664
byte floppy
> > > > disks.  I must be doing something wrong but cant figure out
what it is.
> > > > Thanks for taking the time to help me out.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jay
> > > >
> > > >
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message
> > > >
> > >
> > > G. Jason Middleton
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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