From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 4 19:50:00 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@smarthost.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B57B292B for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:50:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206c::16:87]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B0EC8FC14 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:50:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id qB4Jo0dO041386 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:50:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id qB4Jo0gO041385; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:50:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:50:00 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201212041950.qB4Jo0gO041385@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Derek Wood Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D75E587B for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:45:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (red.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A53A68FC13 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:45:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id qB4Jjk6v072297 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:45:46 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id qB4Jjkjp072296; Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:45:46 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201212041945.qB4Jjkjp072296@red.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 19:45:46 GMT From: Derek Wood To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Subject: docs/174125: [patch] faq: remove boot-floppy-strangeness question X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:50:00 -0000 >Number: 174125 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] faq: remove boot-floppy-strangeness question >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Dec 04 19:50:00 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Derek Wood >Release: >Organization: >Environment: >Description: The attached patch removes the boot-floppy-strangeness question in the FAQ as per the ThwackaFAQ entry on the FreeBSD wiki. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Patch attached with submission follows: diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml index 81f334b..4caa8ff 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml @@ -1389,46 +1389,6 @@ - - Strange things happen when I boot the install floppy! - What is happening? - - - - If you are seeing things like the machine grinding to a - halt or spontaneously rebooting when you try to boot the - install floppy, here are three questions to ask - yourself: - - - - Did you use a new, freshly-formatted, error-free - floppy (preferably a brand-new one straight out of the - box, as opposed to the magazine cover disk that has been - lying under the bed for the last three years)? - - - - Did you download the floppy image in binary (or - image) mode? (do not be embarrassed, even the best of us - have accidentally downloaded a binary file in ASCII mode - at least once!) - - - - If you are using &windows; 95 or - &windows; 98 did you run fdimage - or rawrite in pure DOS mode? These - operating systems can interfere with programs that write - directly to hardware, which the disk creation program - does; even running it inside a DOS shell in the GUI can - cause this problem. - - - - - - I booted from my ATAPI CD-ROM, but the install program says no CD-ROM is found. Where did it go? >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: