Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 17:38:08 -0800 (PST) From: Rudy Gireyev <rgireyev@yahoo.com> To: lamofor@glam.ac.uk, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installation boot disk Message-ID: <19980123013808.10832.rocketmail@send1b.yahoomail.com>
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Linus these problems usually happen when fdimage is run in a DOS window. Try running it in a full screen DOS or maybe even booting to a DOS floppy. Rudy ---"Mofor L A (SoBE)" <lamofor@glam.ac.uk> wrote: > > Hello. > > I have been trying to create an installation this without success. The > boot.flp file is 1,474,560 and the size of the floppy disk is 1,456,796. > > I have the fdimage.exe and the boot.flp files in my c:\freebsd > directory. After running > > fdimage boot.flp a: > > the floppy disk becomes unreadable and I have to reformat it with the > DOS format command. > > Can you kindly give me some suggestions on how to proceed in getting > freesbd installed please? My current system is using Windows 95/NT. > > Many thanks for your time and help. > > Linus > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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