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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: boot.flp for 1104 snap broken
To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 12:02:50 -0700 (MST)
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> You used `(W)rite' from the label screen, didn't you?
> 
> This has been proven, for reasons I'm still unable to fathom, not to
> work for systems that are not yet installed.  I have therefore put
> LARGE warning letters telling people to not use it for anything but
> tweaking an existing system.  You'll see this in 2.1.
> 
> Don't use Write.  Do your commit step in one go.

Can you remove the "Write" option in the case that the system is not
yet installed?

Personally, I suspect it has to wo with the OnTrack stuff maybe
getting overwritten?


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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