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Date:      Tue, 29 Aug 2000 02:46:56 -0400
From:      "Francisco Reyes" <fran@reyes.somos.net>
To:        "FreeBSD questions" <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Boot floppies not booting
Message-ID:  <200008290637.CAA50454@sanson.reyes.somos.net>

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I just bought a computer without CDrom. I made the kernel and
mfsroot floppies on another machine. When I put the kernel
floopy on the new computer it gives a "disk boot failure. Insert
system disk and press enter".

I tried the same kernel floopy on another machine and it boots.
I also tried a windows 98 boot floppy on the new machine and it
booted ok.

The specs of the new machine are:
TyanS1598 motherboard
Teac floppy

Also the network card tries to boot prior to the floopy, but it
eventually times out. That card is an Intel Pro 100+. Is there a
way to disable this card from trying to boot? Although I am not
sure that card has anything to do with the floppy not been
recognized.


francisco
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