From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Mar 27 22:37:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA09557 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:37:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dc.seflin.org (root@dc.seflin.org [199.227.192.38]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id WAA09552 for ; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:37:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from d055633c@dc.seflin.org) Received: (from d055633c@localhost) by dc.seflin.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) id AAA07993; Sat, 28 Mar 1998 00:57:28 -0500 Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 00:57:27 -0500 (EST) From: Robert Jackson Subject: Re: FreeBSD To: Matt Hoyle cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <351C72BE.AFE6A363@webone.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY=------------97E65E2670DAC29FA11CC930 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --------------97E65E2670DAC29FA11CC930 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=us-ascii On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Matt Hoyle wrote: > Hi > > I have downloaded the 1.44 Mb floppy boot file > I then formatted a 3.5" 1.44Mb disk but the file does not fit on the > disk > I have 1 450 000 and the file is about 1 470 000 bytes > Why is this so? > I use Windows 95 and i formatted it on both dos and Win 95 and it was > the same > > Matt Hoyle > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------- > You can respond to this e-mail online. > If you have ICQ my ICQ# is 5318126 > If you don't have ICQ you can page me through > My Personal Communication Center: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/5318126 > Matt 'umka' Hoyle > ---------------------------------------------------- > > You probably downloaded it in ascii mode. use an FTP server if you can (not a web browser as they tend to muss things up a bit) and type binary before "get boot.flp" This fdimage (and rawrite.exe which sometimes works better) creates a disk image, NOT just a copy of a file on the disk. Therefore, it doesn't matter the size of the file (it could probably be up to 2 megs as thats the theoretical max capacity of a 3.5" HD disk). make sure you're using DOS. not win 95, not a dos box under win 95, and not "exit from windows into dos mode." format it using /u and make sure there are no bad sectors. Hope this works! --------------97E65E2670DAC29FA11CC930 Content-Type: TEXT/X-VCARD; CHARSET=us-ascii; NAME="vcard.vcf" Content-ID: Content-Description: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Matt Hoyle n: Hoyle;Matt email;internet: matt@webone.com.au x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: TRUE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------97E65E2670DAC29FA11CC930-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message