Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 18:27:53 -0700 From: "Michael Wells" <michael-wells@swampwolf.com> To: "Jud" <jud@myrealbox.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Kern.flp Message-ID: <02b801c20cf9$638a1920$0a01a8c0@mswolf> References: <20020606010231.K179-100000@kmart.lan.palfreman.com><025801c20cf1$4e56fad0$0a01a8c0@mswolf> <20020605211028.7108d021.jud@myrealbox.com>
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> > > > > On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Michael Wells wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I am trying to install 4.5 release on a second machine replacing > > > > a Linux installation. I used the same process as the first > > > > machine a former win2k box. This time I am having problems > > > > with the bootdisks. The system refuses to accept the > > > > kern.flp disk as a boot disk. Any ideas on what could cause > > > > this? > > > > > > Faulty disk or drive. Floppy disks are at the end of their > > > technological lifespan and many of the disks and drive units > > > become spontaneously faulty. Try a different disk and make sure > > > you can boot the FreeBSD installer off a different machine to > > > eliminate the possibility of drive faults. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Bill. > > > Thanks for the responce. I wish the problem was this simple. > > I have replaced the FD drive, the cable and new disks with no > > success. It turns out though that I can not load any other > > boot disk either. I wish that you could make a bootable > > CD instead of the floppies. > > Does your BIOS allow you to choose what you'll boot from? What does > it say? Yeah I have it set to boot from floppy first. I also tried setting boot from floopy only. Currently the machine loaded with Linux and I can not even mount the drive. Being that it's all new in that area, I am confused. > > I'm no expert, but the FreeBSD CD sets come with a bootable fixit CD, > so perhaps it *is* possible for you to make one. I will have to check into this one.. Thanks! > > Jud > > Jud > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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