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Date:      Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:07:36 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r40353 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq
Message-ID:  <201212120007.qBC07aMO021800@svn.freebsd.org>

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Author: eadler
Date: Wed Dec 12 00:07:36 2012
New Revision: 40353
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40353

Log:
  Even though floppies are still supported for the last
  three remaining users of PC-98 it isn't common to get questions
  about floppies. Instead answer
  with the most likely cause of the problem.
  
  Approved by:	bcr (mentor)

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml	Wed Dec 12 00:07:33 2012	(r40352)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml	Wed Dec 12 00:07:36 2012	(r40353)
@@ -1373,41 +1373,19 @@
 
       <qandaentry>
 	<question id="boot-floppy-strangeness">
-	  <para>Strange things happen when I boot the install floppy!
+	  <para>Strange things happen when I boot the install disk!
 	    What is happening?</para>
 	</question>
 
 	<answer>
 	  <para>If you are seeing things like the machine grinding to a
 	    halt or spontaneously rebooting when you try to boot the
-	    install floppy, here are three questions to ask
-	    yourself:</para>
-
-	  <orderedlist>
-	    <listitem>
-	      <para>Did you use a new, freshly-formatted, error-free
-		floppy (preferably a brand-new one straight out of the
-		box, as opposed to the magazine cover disk that has been
-		lying under the bed for the last three years)?</para>
-	    </listitem>
-
-	    <listitem>
-	      <para>Did you download the floppy image in binary (or
-		image) mode?  (do not be embarrassed, even the best of us
-		have accidentally downloaded a binary file in ASCII mode
-		at least once!)</para>
-	    </listitem>
-
-	    <listitem>
-	      <para>If you are using &windows;&nbsp;95 or
-		&windows;&nbsp;98 did you run <command>fdimage</command>
-		or <command>rawrite</command> in pure DOS mode?  These
-		operating systems can interfere with programs that write
-		directly to hardware, which the disk creation program
-		does; even running it inside a DOS shell in the GUI can
-		cause this problem.</para>
-	    </listitem>
-	  </orderedlist>
+	    &os; installer, make sure that the SHA256 hash of
+	    the image matches the one on the website.  If you
+	    accidently downloaded the disk image in binary (or
+	    image) mode the will be corrupted. (Do not be embarrassed,
+	    even the best of us have accidentally downloaded a binary
+	    file in ASCII mode at least once!)</para>
 	</answer>
       </qandaentry>
 



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