From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 26 10:13:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA05915 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:13:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from laker.net (jet.laker.net [205.245.74.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA05902 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:13:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sfriedri@laker.net) Received: from nt (digital-pbi-130.laker.net [208.0.233.30]) by laker.net (8.9.0/8.9.LAKERNET.NO-SPAM.SPAMMERS.AND.RELAYS.WILL.BE.TRACKED.AND.PROSECUTED.) with SMTP id NAA08595; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:12:19 -0400 Message-Id: <199808261712.NAA08595@laker.net> From: "Steve Friedrich" To: "Madhu_Pinnu.SVERDRUP_TECHNOLOGY@wct.com" Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:12:55 -0500 Reply-To: "Steve Friedrich" X-Mailer: PMMail 98 Professional (2.00.1500) For Windows NT (4.0.1381;3) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Unable to create boot floppy Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 26 Aug 1998 11:59:58 -0400, Madhu_Pinnu.SVERDRUP_TECHNOLOGY@wct.com wrote: >I tried to create boot floppy for both FreeBSD2.2.6 and FreeBSD2.2.7 >versions. But, the system is complaining that the boot.flp file is too big. >I followed the procedure given in help text. >"tools\fdimage floppies\boot.flp a:" like this. >I tried under NT operating system at DOS command prompt. > >Anyone has comments on this. My first guess, is that the floppy is "empty". Microsuk likes to place "unformat" info in hidden blocks. Use either MSDOS format or mformat under FreeBSD (if you have a system available). If you format it under MSDOS, be sure to use the /u switch (I think that's right) to specify unconditional. You are using a 3.5 1.44MB floppy, right ?? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message