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Date:      Thu, 26 Oct 2000 21:00:29 -0400
From:      "Otter" <otterr@telocity.com>
To:        "Richard Lemieux" <re_lemieux@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: trouble
Message-ID:  <HLEDJBJKDDPDJBMGCLPPOEPMCGAA.otterr@telocity.com>
In-Reply-To: <F102IWPj5T9S6Fmy33200002ad0@hotmail.com>

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Richard,
When formatting your disks on a windows machine, make sure you do NOT
check the box that says something along the lines of "copy system
files". You just want a blank formatted disk. The 1.44MB kern.flp and
mfsroot.flp files will fit on there if done properly with fdimage or
rawrite.
-Otter


}-----Original Message-----
}From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
}[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of
}Richard Lemieux
}Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 8:40 PM
}To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
}Subject: trouble
}
}
}I am about to try freebsd but got stuck before beginning.
}When I try to
}fdimage kern and mfsroot I get the message file too big.  My
}disks are fresh
}formatted and indicate slightly larger than the file.
}Didn't think I would
}have trouble so soon.  Any help???
}Thanks,
}Rick
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