Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 09:50:54 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Drew Derbyshire <kew-freebsd@kew.com> Cc: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd error Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961122094940.28743A-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il> In-Reply-To: <3294b2a2.kendra@pandora.kew.com>
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On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Drew Derbyshire wrote: > On Sun, 17 Nov 1996 22:18:17 -0800 (PST), "Doug White" <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Nov 1996, Will wrote: > > > I booted w/it, and the command prompt came up. I didn't hit anything > > > then it went on to boot, but after something like text=1x108000 or > > > something i came up with "Error: C:17 H:0 S:1" > > > > There was a problem with your disk. Use a new, fresh, formatted floppy > > and do NOT use rawrite under Windows95. Use a DOS boot disk. > > To be precise, you can only use Win 95 in DOS mode. I've done such with > favourable results. > This is one of MS Mysteries. I have used command prompt windows under Win95 successfuly, but there were many reports of this (and even DOS mode) not working for other people. The bottom line: If it doesn't work for the first time, try a DOS boot disk. Nadav
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