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From: "Stephen C. Comoletti" <stevec@delanet.com>
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Subject: Re: AGAIN 3.1-RELEASE and boot.flp
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I've had this problem occur to me with the 3.1 release boot floppy (multiple
copies of it had the same error). In all cases, a reboot of the machine and
starting over corrected the problem for me. This occured on multiple machines as
well. So I know it was not just a mis-configuration or odd hardware. The two
systems I've had this occur on are vastly different. 

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Christopher Michaels wrote:
> 
> Are you sure the floppy is free of errors?  I had a similar problem with the
> 3.0 boot floppy and it turned out that the floppy had bad sectors.  Run a
> good old fashioned format on the disk if you're not sure.
> -Chris
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wildcardus freakis [SMTP:wildcard@dax.belen.k12.nm.us]
> > Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 1:55 PM
> > To:   freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> > Subject:      AGAIN 3.1-RELEASE and boot.flp
> >
> >
> > Sorry haven't gotten ANY messages from Freebsd-questions which is
> > wierd...cause usually I'm flooded...So I'm reposting.
> >
> > tried someones idea of typing "boot" but to no help...
> >
> > I have a clean 2.1G drive and it's a p-133 it doesn't have duel partitions
> > or anything...I want to dangerously dedicate this machine to FreeBSD.
> >
> > The prompt is:
> > >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
> > Default:  0:fd(0,a)/kernel
> > boot:
> >
> > As I stated below I have tried /kernel, /kernel.gz, /mfsroot, /mfsroot.gz,
> > and now I have tried boot, show, and ?
> > all I get is:
> > No kernel
> > No mfsroot
> > No Show
> > No Boot
> > or Invalid format
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > SAsha
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >     Cool...I dl'd the 3.1-RELEASE floppies and am now sitting in front
> > > of a boot prompt...I read the README.TXT with the floppies and it says
> > > nothing about booting options/variables/etc....
> > >
> > > I tried the usual method 0:fd(0,a)/kernel
> > >                               /kernel.gz
> > >                               /mfsroot
> > >                               /mfsroot.gz
> > >
> > > so...(for lack of better formulation of a question) What do I type next?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Sasha
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> > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
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> > W+(++) N+ O
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> > b++:+++> DDI+++ D++ G++:+++> e:+> h*:++@ r- !y+
> > > -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
> > > www.geekcode.com
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> > >
> > > This is the way the world ends
> > > This is the way the world ends
> > > This is the way the world ends
> > > Not with a Bang, but with a whimper.
> >
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