From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Apr 10 13:28:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA02518 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 13:28:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from horton.iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA02383 for ; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 13:28:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from proot@horton.iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA22188; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 15:27:33 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199804102027.PAA22188@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: Problem To: rebel2000@hotmail.com (Doug Rebel) Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 15:27:33 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <19980410201838.20202.qmail@hotmail.com> from Doug Rebel at "Apr 10, 98 01:18:36 pm" X-Organization: USWEST !nterprise Networking - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In a previous message, Doug Rebel said: > To Whom It May Concern, > I am trying to use FreeBSD but for some reason the install file > won't fit on a disk. The disks are 3.5" and 1.44 meg disks but they all > read 1.38 megs. I had friends try to see if they could do it, but they > got the same problem. Please help me. Thank You. The boot.flp image is not a DOS formatted image. It uses the entire disk. You need to get the fdimage.exe utility in the tools directory to create the boot floppy. Please read the install instructions. -- Safe activities are ones in which you can't get hurt even if you don't take care of yourself. Video games are safe. Skydiving is a dangerous sport which can be done safely. --Robert Church To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message