From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 12 00:07:37 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B7312E3; Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:07:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA4628FC0C; Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:07:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id qBC07aBX021801; Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:07:36 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id qBC07aMO021800; Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:07:36 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201212120007.qBC07aMO021800@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:07:36 +0000 (UTC) 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 X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:07:37 -0000 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 @@ - Strange things happen when I boot the install floppy! + Strange things happen when I boot the install disk! What is happening? 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: - - - - 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)? - - - - 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!) - - - - If you are using &windows; 95 or - &windows; 98 did you run fdimage - or rawrite 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. - - + &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!)