Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 11:47:13 -0800 From: Darcy Buskermolen <Darcy@ok-connect.com> To: FreeBSD-Stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: boot.flp and boot floppies Message-ID: <3.0.32.19990323114713.025eaec0@mail.ok-connect.com>
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A better option in my opinion would be to store the kernel on the drive and use the boot time options to boot form a specified device, ie: boot: wd(0,a)/kernel or boot: sd(1,a)/kernel >Use kern.flp and mfsroot.flp > >Tom Veldhouse >veldy@visi.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: s <shellis@fda.net> >To: FreeBSD-Stable@FreeBSD.ORG <FreeBSD-Stable@FreeBSD.ORG> >Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 1:21 PM >Subject: boot.flp and boot floppies > > >>Dear Folks, >> >>Because I have several hard drives with several versions of FreeBSD for >>experimental purposes I use boot floppies for better control. I am >>having a problem with revision 3.1 because I cannot create a boot floppy >>on an ordinary 1.4 MB set of floppies. The floppy image is about 2.9 >>MB, and of course will not fit on a single floppy. When I use fdimage, >>I immediately get a diagnostic reminding me of this. >> >>Is there a version of fdimage or other utility that is built to split up >>the boot disk into 2 usable floppies? >> >>I contacted the technical support line, and they said that this was a >>new question to which they did not have an answer. They suggested that >>I mail you. >> >>I am writing an article on using FreeBSD for our scientific software Web >>page to entice people to try FreeBSD, along with some other promotional >>efforts I am trying for FreeBSD. >> >>Thanks for your kind attention and a wonderful operating system. >> >>Best regards, >>Steve Ellis >> >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message >> > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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