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Date:      Tue, 26 Mar 1996 07:38:33 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        Andrew Smith <andy@esslink.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: help with installation please
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960326073743.4371C-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199603181820.NAA29257@webbsco.esslink.com>

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On Mon, 18 Mar 1996, Andrew Smith wrote:

> floppie using makeflp.bat.  I then used that floppie to boot 
> my computer.  It appears to start booting, then it says 
> 'uncompressing kernel' then it says 'invalid compressed 
> format,  system halted'.  What should I do?

Sounds like the boot floppy was corrupted.

Try using a fresh, formatted floppy.  

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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