From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Oct 23 23:58:12 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dart.sr.se (dart.SR.SE [193.12.91.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA58215091 for ; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 23:58:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gunnar@pluto.sr.se) Received: from honken.sr.se ([134.25.128.27]) by dart.sr.se (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA17129; Sun, 24 Oct 1999 08:58:03 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from pluto.sr.se (pluto.SR.SE [134.25.193.91]) by honken.sr.se (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA03152; Sun, 24 Oct 1999 08:58:02 +0200 (MET DST) Received: (from gunnar@localhost) by pluto.sr.se (8.9.3/8.9.3) id IAA95960; Sun, 24 Oct 1999 08:58:02 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from gunnar) Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 08:58:02 +0200 From: Gunnar Flygt To: ByteSavers International Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Installation of FreeBSD woes. Message-ID: <19991024085802.A95706@sr.se> Reply-To: Gunnar Flygt References: <1.5.4.32.19991024010743.006df9a0@lalc.k12.ca.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre2i In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19991024010743.006df9a0@lalc.k12.ca.us> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Oct 23, 1999 at 06:07:43PM -0700, ByteSavers International wrote: > According to you folk, a file image of 1,474,560 bytes will fit on my 3.5" > floppy. A good thing when starting to use a new OS, is to actually read the README's that come with the CD's or are in the appropriate directorys on the FTP site! It tells you how to put the !! images !! (not files) on the floppies. ie. from UNIX, use dd, and from DOS use fdimage.exe. > > After 2 formats (one under DOS 6.22 and one under Slackware 4.0), I find > several of my floppy disks holding 1,457,664 bytes... > > 1,474,560 bytes > 1,457,664 bytes, therefore no luck. What to do? > > -Phil/CERisE > SomeOtherPerson: we have no cheese in the house! > SomeOtherPerson: err..we do, but it's non-fat tasteless garbage > CERisE8192: Well that's because you're pathetic weight-watchers ;) > SomeOtherPerson: it almost ruined my sunday night... > > 6:20-ish 10/18/99 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- __o regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_ email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message