Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 21:10:28 -0400 From: Jud <jud@myrealbox.com> To: "Michael Wells" <michael-wells@swampwolf.com> Cc: william@palfreman.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kern.flp Message-ID: <20020605211028.7108d021.jud@myrealbox.com> In-Reply-To: <025801c20cf1$4e56fad0$0a01a8c0@mswolf> References: <20020606010231.K179-100000@kmart.lan.palfreman.com> <025801c20cf1$4e56fad0$0a01a8c0@mswolf>
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On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 17:30:02 -0700 "Michael Wells" <michael-wells@swampwolf.com> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Palfreman" <william@palfreman.com> > To: "Michael Wells" <michael-wells@swampwolf.com> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 5:06 PM > Subject: Re: Kern.flp > > > > On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Michael Wells wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am trying to install 4.5 release on a second machine replacing > > > a Linux installation. I used the same process as the first > > > machine a former win2k box. This time I am having problems > > > with the bootdisks. The system refuses to accept the > > > kern.flp disk as a boot disk. Any ideas on what could cause > > > this? > > > > Faulty disk or drive. Floppy disks are at the end of their > > technological lifespan and many of the disks and drive units > > become spontaneously faulty. Try a different disk and make sure > > you can boot the FreeBSD installer off a different machine to > > eliminate the possibility of drive faults. > > > > Regards, > > Bill. > Thanks for the responce. I wish the problem was this simple. > I have replaced the FD drive, the cable and new disks with no > success. It turns out though that I can not load any other > boot disk either. I wish that you could make a bootable > CD instead of the floppies. Does your BIOS allow you to choose what you'll boot from? What does it say? I'm no expert, but the FreeBSD CD sets come with a bootable fixit CD, so perhaps it *is* possible for you to make one. Jud Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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