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From: Daniel Bye <Daniel.Bye@uk.uu.net>
To: "'kchudy@pcom.net'" <kchudy@pcom.net>, questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject: RE: install question
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 11:12:48 +0100 
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Are you trying to open the image under DOS/WinNT?  If so, it won't be able
to read it, as it is not in a file format that Windows can understand - the
image-writing utility simply copies the image file to the disk in raw
format.  It doesn't write a DOS-style FAT, which is why you cannot open the
image.

Try booting from it.  You will probably find that it is fine.

Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Chudy [mailto:kchudy@pcom.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 9:35 AM
> To: questions@FreeBSD.org
> Subject: install question
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to install FreeBSD. I have read the documentation 
> but still seem
> to be stuck at the beginning. I have downloaded the stable 
> release and am
> trying to make the floppies.
> 
> I ran the fdimage.exe for both kern.flp and mfsroot.flp. I 
> have tried a dos
> window under both NT4 Workstation and 98 to create the 
> floppies. Something
> is created on the floppies, but I can not open the floppy afterwards.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Thank you,
> Kevin
> 
> 
> 
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