Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 19:44:15 -0700 From: VB <swive@getnet.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: floppy install (s/b "floppy/ftp install") Message-ID: <20020507194415.G775@sunny.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <20020507193743.A1618@sunny.localdomain>; from swive@getnet.com on Tue, May 07, 2002 at 07:37:43PM -0700 References: <20020507193743.A1618@sunny.localdomain>
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On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 07:37:43PM -0700, VB wrote: Sorry, I did not mean to say I was doing ALL floppy install, just boot to a floppy and then install via ftp. E > Hi > > I did the boot disk as per the instructions in the FBSD manual. The command I used was > "dd if=boot.flp of=/dev/rfd0". The a: drive whisked and whirred for a while and it seemed > like everything was ok. (The purpose of making the disk was to do a floppy install.) The manual > said that I should reboot to that floppy, and after 5 sec's or so it would boot to the default > install screen. > > Well I did all that and I could not get past "boot:". I tried "single", "kernel" "help" "?" and > so on but nothing happened. > > If my cdrom is broken, and I want to install via floppy/ftp, was I following the right directions? > If not, where are the instructions to follow please, or if I missed a step, what was it? > > Thank you, > > Eric > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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