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Date:      Wed, 23 Aug 2000 14:57:06 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com>
To:        Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Cannot boot  into installation
Message-ID:  <39A448B2.BD5BABA7@urx.com>
References:  <000401c00d55$0f2d9280$1e81003e@laptop>

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Amir Hardon wrote:
> 
> Well, in the BIOS boot sequence the floppy is first,
> I tried replacing the FreeBSD floppy wth Windows98 floppy and the 98 floppy
> booted.

Did you insert the floppy containing kern.flp first?

Kent

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com>
> To: Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il>
> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Date: יום רביעי 23 אוגוסט 2000 23:47
> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation
> 
> >
> >
> >Amir Hardon wrote:
> >>
> >> There is no error message, the computer simply boots into the current
> >> installed system.
> >> I'm made the kernerl floppy ut of kern.flp found in the floppies
> directory
> >> on the CD,
> >> I burned the CD out of a iso file that I downloaded in binary mode.
> >
> >It sounds like your bios is set to boot from you HD. I tried making
> >the floppies from the 4.1-iso I downloaded and they booted my system
> >just fine.
> >
> >Kent
> >
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
> >> To: Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il>
> >> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> >> Date: ??? ????? 23 ?????? 2000 23:33
> >> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation
> >>
> >> >* Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> [000823 14:18] wrote:
> >> >> Hello all,
> >> >> I downloaded FreeBSD 4.1 iso image, and burned it.
> >> >> I can't boot from the CD,
> >> >> so I created boot floppies but the kernel floopy doesn't boot.
> >> >> What should I do?
> >> >
> >> >What kernel boot floppy?  Where did you get it from?  Are you
> >> >sure you downloaded it in binary mode?  What size is it and what
> >> >is it's name?
> >> >
> >> >-Alfred
> >> >
> >>
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> >Kent Stewart
> >Richland, WA
> >
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