Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 16:25:21 -0400 (EDT) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: Terry Cooper <tcooper1@telusplanet.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD bootable floppy Script NOT WORKING Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0210211623190.19721-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <004901c27947$f71829b0$fb69cecd@donatev49iknkl>
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On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Terry Cooper wrote: > Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 14:22:31 -0700 > From: Terry Cooper <tcooper1@telusplanet.net> > To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: FreeBSD bootable floppy Script NOT WORKING > > Ok, I'm frustrated out. Do people actually use this script because the only > one I find is the the one referenced from freebsd.org. > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/backup-basics.html > #AEN14848 > > I cut and paste this script into a file in windows and then did a fetch from > my server. When my script run's into the EOM command I get problems. I am > running sh shell I think. > > cat << EOM > > I'm using FreeBSD 4.62 and EOM is just putting everything into one file. I > retyped everything and getting the same problem. So I don't know if it's > hidden characters or not. Is there a place to fetch this file!!!!! Because > I'm going crazy. > > Also is this bootable floppy suppose to let me see something because so far > all I get is a no /boot/loader. > Quick question - is there anything special about this script? I mean, wouldn't it just be easier to 'dd' a bootable floppy from one of the images on the install CDs? Sorry, I haven't used a floppy drive in years, but this seems like a lot to go through when 'dd' can do it for you. Unless, of course, there's something special about the disk this script creates. Good luck - JB # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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