Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 16:44:48 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeremy Shaffner <jer@mercury.jorsm.com> To: Cole Just <playr2@classic.msn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: trouble installing FreeBSD via MSDOS Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980506161938.21117D-100000@mercury.jorsm.com> In-Reply-To: <UPMAIL07.199805061805310040@classic.msn.com>
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You should read the instructions on the site completely. from http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html -- 4.Make the installation boot disk from the image file: If you are using MS-DOS then download fdimage.exe or get it from tools\fdimage.exe on the CDROM and then run it like so: E:\> tools\fdimage floppies\boot.flp a: The fdimage program will format the A: drive and then copy the boot.flp image onto it (assuming that you're at the top level of a FreeBSD distribution and the floppy images live in the floppies subdirectory, as is typically the case). -- In your case it'd be C:\FREEBSD>fdimage boot.flp a: [-dsqv] is not a literal argument, but a list of options. -===================================================================- Jeremy Shaffner JORSM Internet Senior Technical Support Northwest Indiana's Premium jer@jorsm.com Internet Service Provider support@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com -===================================================================- On Wed, 6 May 1998, Cole Just wrote: > I recently downloaded the boot.flp file from the freeBSD web page(From the > Easy to Install, these directions section of your FreeBSD home page). I read > your instructions for downloading a copy of FreeBSD (which is what I'm trying > to do) and was unsuccessful still. My problem arose when I tried to use your > program fdimage.exe to copy the boot.flp to my 3.5 floppy drive(a:) while in > MSDOS mode. I copied both files, boot.flp, and fdimage.exe to a subdirectory, > FREEBSD as you explained in the Installing in MSDOS helpful hints section of > the Installing FreeBSD web page. So while in MSDOS mode, I was in C:FREEBSD> > and ran the program, fdimage.exe. It displayed > Usage fdimage [-dsqv] [-f size] [r ?] file drive > So I typed > C:FREEBSD>fdimage [-dsqv] boot.flp a: > But unfortunately, that did not work. So I am writing you in hope of a > solution. Your response Is awaited and anticipated. > > Thanks, > Cole > > > 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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