From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 20:19:18 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00F5B16A4CE for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:19:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (law11-f87.law11.hotmail.com [64.4.17.87]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47DF243D2D for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:19:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from alleslie@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:19:17 -0800 Received: from 66.102.77.62 by lw11fd.law11.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 13 Dec 2003 04:19:17 GMT X-Originating-IP: [66.102.77.62] X-Originating-Email: [alleslie@hotmail.com] X-Sender: alleslie@hotmail.com From: "Al Leslie" To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 00:19:17 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Dec 2003 04:19:17.0272 (UTC) FILETIME=[45F41180:01C3C130] Subject: 4.9 boot floppies help X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 04:19:18 -0000 i have Award Modular BIOS v 4.41 PG (c) 1984-96 (cd-rom Bootable), Pent 133Mhz 1.2 Gig and 32 Megs 3com nic. no mouse. i downloaded 4.9 in 2 .iso images and setup some floppies for booting. the Kern.flp disk executes fine and asks for Mfsroot.flp. but this disks returns zf_read unexpected EOF and prompts a shutdown or reboot. I made the disks with rawrite on a Win Me Toshiba laptop. can someone shed some light on this? Thanks _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca