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; 95 or - &windows; 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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