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From: Dorin H <bj93542@yahoo.com>
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FWIW: I am also using an USB to boot install the
FreeBSD on my Toshiba 3480CT lap. It is a Toshiba
PA3043U-1FDD; BUT it takes no more than a couple of
minutes to load the 4.8 kern and mfsroot floppies.
/Dorin.

--- Zhang Shu <zhang@koganei.wide.ad.jp> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to install the current-FreeBSD to my
> Vaio PCG-Z1/P but found
> the installation boot process is extremely slow. It
> takes more than 10
> minutes to finish loading the disk created from
> kern.flp and another 10
> minutes for mfsroot.flp. Does anyone know what the
> problem is?
> 
> The USB floppy drive I am using is sony's PCGA-UF05.
> The same thing
> happens with another USB floppy drive which I don't
> remember the model.
> 
> I also tried to boot the installation disks of 4.8R,
> 4.9R and 5.1R but
> the result were the same.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Zhang Shu
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