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Subject: Re: 2.2.1 boot.flp 
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> Yes, but I tried again with only wdc0 and fdc0 enabled and
> with npx flags 1 and got into the menu. Yes!

Cool.

> So it shows disk geometry: 699/64/63 which is not what was
> printed during the boot although the 699*64 == 2796*16.
> Now I try to
> "G" to set the geometry to 2796/16/63 by typing into the
> dialog box
> 
> 2797//16//63
> 
> which yields 2796/0/63 showing in the menu.
> 
> Is this "normal" or do we expect G to work?

You did the same thing I did.  Don't 'escape' the slashes, but instead
just use a single slash between the fields.  Unix weenies are too
knowlegable and escape the slashes. :)


Nate