From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 22 9:51:52 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 22 09:51:49 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from webmail.vento.com.br (unknown [200.214.174.71]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20BE937B402 for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2000 09:51:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from antonio (200.244.129.79) by webmail.vento.com.br (5.1.054) (authenticated as amfiam@vento.com.br) id 3A40F2B80001DB7E for questions@FreeBSD.org; Fri, 22 Dec 2000 15:51:45 -0200 Message-ID: <005101c06c40$0617be60$0712fea9@antonio> From: "Antonio Martins de Farias" To: Subject: En: question Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 15:52:32 -0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004E_01C06C2F.31E61980" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01C06C2F.31E61980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 I have installed FreeBSD from a magazine cover disc. I use a fixed HD which has the Win 98 OS. In addition, I use the = following removable HDs: =3Done has Win 2000 (NT) =3Done has LInux Mandrake =3Done has Debian Gnu Linux and the above BSD. I load Linux Mandrake and Debian Linux using a boot floppy. I prefer to = boot this way to avoid messing about with the MBR and because of Win 2000 (whitch is NT!) My question is: how can I boot BSD from a floppy? I have created two floppies (BSD takes ages to write the = floppies!), but installation is all they are good for. Here`s wishing you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year! Alex Mulholland ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01C06C2F.31E61980 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have installed FreeBSD from a = magazine cover=20 disc.

I use a fixed HD which has the Win = 98 OS. In=20 addition, I use the following removable HDs:

=20 =3Done has Win 2000 (NT)

=20 =3Done has LInux Mandrake

=20 =3Done has Debian Gnu Linux and the above BSD.

I load Linux Mandrake and Debian = Linux using a=20 boot floppy. I prefer to boot this way to

avoid messing about with the MBR and = because of=20 Win 2000 (whitch is NT!)

My = question=20 is: how can I boot BSD from a floppy?

I = have=20 created two floppies (BSD takes ages to write the floppies!), but=20 installation

is all they are good = for.

= Here`s=20 wishing you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!

= Alex=20 Mulholland

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