From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 21 10:30:00 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA22472 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 21 May 1997 10:30:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.northlink.com (root@[206.85.32.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA22455 for ; Wed, 21 May 1997 10:29:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from northlink.northlink.com (pm2-05.northlink.com [206.85.32.102]) by smtp.northlink.com (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA28079 for ; Wed, 21 May 1997 10:29:12 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199705211729.KAA28079@smtp.northlink.com> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Wilton Hughes" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 10:28:52 -0700 Subject: HELP I can't create boot floppy--disk full Reply-to: unixsa@northlink.com Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.23) Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk When I follow the directions in the Handbook to create a boot floppy I find that I am asked to copy more data to the floppy than the floppy will hold. What do I do? Following is the part of the code suggested in the Handbook: fdformat -q fd0 disklabel -w -B -b /usr/mdec/fdboot -s /usr/mdec/bootfd /dev/rfd0c fd1440 newfs -t 2 -u 18 -l 1 -c 40 -i 5120 -m 5 -o space /dev/rfd0a mount /dev/fd0a /mnt cp -f /kernels/MINI /mnt # one of many cp commands gzip -c -best /sbin/init > /mnt/sbin/init # one of many gzip commands Before executing all of the gzip commands the disk is full. Wilton Hughes 520-776-8272 3682 Estate Drive Prescott, Arizona 86303-7523 unixsa@northlink.com