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Date:      Thu, 29 Jul 1999 22:19:02 -0500
From:      "Michael & Sara & Emma" <msewein@bellsouth.net>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Install FreeBSD entirely from floppy
Message-ID:  <000001beda3a$45de2fa0$8a34d6d1@bellsouth.bellsouth.net>

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I have (I think) installed successfully on my laptop.  But during several
installs I cannot mount my DOS partition to access the SRC and BIN files.

Now that I have finally made it all the way through a minimum install, when
I boot it can't find the kernel and I am left with a simple prompt

boot:

Any command I enter it tells me NO

if I "?" then it lists my directories but I cannot get to them.  Any help
would be great.
How do I set up the floppies for install?
And is the boot: prompt a system level or did the last install bomb out?

Thanks
Michael

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