Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 00:45:46 +0300 From: "Andy V. Oleynik" <andyo@prime.net.ua> To: henk van der knaap <henkvand@es.co.nz> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Making a rescue boot floppy Message-ID: <3749C889.371AF496@prime.net.ua> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905251848190.494-100000@henk>
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volodya# cd /usr/mdec
volodya# mc
volodya# ls -al *
-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 512 22 ÉÀÌ 1998 boot1
-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 7136 22 ÉÀÌ 1998 boot2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 5 12 ÑÎ× 20:39 bootfd -> boot2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 5 12 ÑÎ× 20:39 bootod -> boot2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 5 12 ÑÎ× 20:39 bootsd -> boot2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 5 12 ÑÎ× 20:39 bootvn -> boot2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 5 12 ÑÎ× 20:39 bootwd -> boot2
-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 22487 22 ÉÀÌ 1998 fbsdboot.exe
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 5 12 ÑÎ× 20:39 fdboot -> boot1
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 14832 22 ÉÀÌ 1998 nb3c509.com
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 16384 22 ÉÀÌ 1998 nb3c509.rom
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 14640 22 ÉÀÌ 1998 nb8390.com
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 16384 22 ÉÀÌ 1998 nb8390.rom
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 5 12 ÑÎ× 20:39 odboot -> boot1
-r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 8192 22 ÉÀÌ 1998 rawboot
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 5 12 ÑÎ× 20:39 sdboot -> boot1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 5 12 ÑÎ× 20:39 vnboot -> boot1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root bin 5 12 ÑÎ× 20:39 wdboot -> boot1
henk van der knaap wrote:
> Dear Readers,
>
> I do apologize for asking the same question two times. But due to an
> accident I lost a lot of my mail, so I would like to post the same
> question again.
>
> I am trying to make a rescue floppy for my FreeBSD 3.1 system. I have been
> using the guidelines in the FreeBSD handbook. I used the example script as
> given for creating a bootable floppy.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> # create a restore floppy
> #
> # format the floppy
> #
> PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
>
> fdformat -q fd0
> if [ $? -ne 0 ]
> then
> echo "Bad floppy, please use a new one"
> exit 1
> fi
>
> # place boot blocks on the floppy
> #
> disklabel -w -B -b /usr/mdec/fdboot -s /usr/mdec/bootfd /dev/rfd0c fd1440
>
> #
> # newfs the one and only partition
> #
> newfs -t 2 -u 18 -l 1 -c 40 -i 5120 -m 5 -o space /dev/rfd0a
>
> etc. etc.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I have problems with the following line:
>
>
> disklabel -w -B -b /usr/mdec/fdboot -s /usr/mdec/bootfd /dev/rfd0c fd1440
>
> I do not exactly understand what it means. I get an error messages that
> /usr/medec/fdboot cannot be found. What is fdboot or bootfd?
>
> Could somebody please tell me what is going on here??
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Henk
>
> Henk van der Knaap,
> 92 Halswell Junction Road,
> Christchurch, New Zealand.
> Phone/fax 64 3 3229185
>
> Operating system is FreeBSD 3.1
> ===================================================
> My e-mail address is as follows: henkvand@es.co.nz
> ===================================================
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