Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:34:42 -0600 From: "Charlie Schloemer" <charlie@infoworks.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Kamath <kamath@cs.odu.edu> Subject: Re: boot.flp too big Message-ID: <200010302228.QAA07834@smtp.intop.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.10.10010301718120.26215-100000@ren.cs.odu.edu>
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On 30 Oct 00, at 17:21, Kamath wrote: > Hello-- > > Boot.flp is too big to fit into a 1.44 Mb floppy! despite what the FAQ > says. I get only around 1457664 bytes of free space after formatting a > 1.44 MB floppy diskette on WindowsNT! What do I do to get around this > problem? Create 2 diskettes? if so how do I do it, the fdimage program > doesn't give any explicit options for usage. > > And for doing an FTP install of (freeBSD 4.1.1-RELEASE on i386) do I > really need boot.flp?? or is kern.flp and mfsroot.flp enough? Kamath, boot.flp is 2.88 MB. In order to use 1.44 MB diskettes for install, this image is broken into two new images: kern.flp and mfsroot.flp. Use two floppy disks to get these images on, and then boot from the one with kern.flp. This will solve your problem, and install will prompt you when it's time to insert mfsroot.flp. :-) Cheers, -Charlie To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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