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From: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>
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Subject: Re: 3.1-RELEASE and boot.flp
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> Curious...how you make a floppy out of a file that is:
> 
> -rw-r--r--  1 2035  207  2949120 Feb 16 03:21 boot.flp
> 
> ---------------------------^
> 
> This seems inordinatly large for a floppy....
> 
> I would like to know cause I am trying to install 3.1


	The README in the same directory says that boot.flp is for Alpha 
machines. You need to use kern.flp and mfsroot.flp for PCs. The problem 
I'm having is getting it to reconize that I do have a mfsroot file there!


					Rick


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