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Date:      Mon, 3 Nov 1997 20:24:18 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Vega011@aol.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Trying to install
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971103202401.26439Q-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <971102001839_-23041014@emout08.mail.aol.com>

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On Sun, 2 Nov 1997 Vega011@aol.com wrote:

> I have successfully created the installation boot disk image.
> I am using this to format my computer.
> Everything seems to go well: I am able to configure my kernal, I then select
> 'Novice' installation, I select 'Use Entire Disk' in the partition editor, I
> select 'Standard' MBR, I select 'Auto Defaults for all!' in the disklabel
> editor, I select 'All' distributions, I select 'Floppy' installation media (I
> have no CDROM), then confirm requests.
> Partitioning seems to go fine.
> I then get a message requesting 'Please insert floppy in floppy drive unit
> A'.
> I then insert my floppy with the files bin.aa, bin.ab, bin.ac, bin.ad and
> bin.ae on them, and hit enter.

You need to have bin.inf on this disk too. And the files must be in a bin\
directory.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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