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From: jeff@stat.uconn.edu (Jeffrey M. Metcalf)
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Subject: Problems with DOS partition install
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Hello,

The instructions in the installation manual for an installation from a DOS
partition seem to be very incomplete.  When I prepare for a minimal 
installation from a DOS partition by copying 

e:\dists\bin ------>  c:\freebsd\bin
e:\floppies  ------>  c:\freebsd\floppies

(all copying is checked and is complete)

I get a 

Write Failure on transfer message when the installation program is
attempting to write to the / directory.

The following is an excerpt from the debugging mode's output:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Pressing Alt-F2 and going into Debugging mode I see the following
messages.

...  stuff about copying -> /stand  (seems OK)  then
DEBUG: Dummy [default] close called for wd0s1 with fd 6
DEBUG: Request for bin/bin.tgz from DOS
DEBUG: Request for bin/bin.aa from DOS
.
bin
bin/cat

gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated
DEBUG: Dummy [default] close called for wd0s1 with fd of 7.
DEBUG: Switching back to VTY1
/stand/cpio: premature end of file
DEBUG: Switching back to VTY1

---------------------------------------------------------------------

It would be helpful if someone could test the installation from a DOS
partition and let me know what's going on.

Thanks for the help.

J. Metcalf