Date: Wed, 7 Jun 95 15:58:20 CDT From: Jim Babb <babb@sedhps01.mdc.com> To: mal@algonet.se Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Floppy install still not working? Message-ID: <199506072054.NAA05940@freefall.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: <9506071807.AA10735@sophocles.>; from "Mats Lofkvist" at Jun 7, 95 8:07 pm
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> > I tried a floppy install on a notebook today with a new boot.flp. > I still get the "please remove..." message immediately after the system > starts to access the first bindist floppy. > Still problems or my fault? (The boot.flp is from Tue Jun 6 01:42:31.) > Did you put the bin distribution files in a 'bin' subdirectory on the floppies? bin/bin.aa bin/bin.ab etc. I expect this to trip up a number of people. Jordan, How about instead of 'insert next floppy', say, 'insert the floppy with bin/bin.aa'? If possible, have sysinstall look in the root of the floppy if it's not in the subdirectory. Jim
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