Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 22:13:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: "anthony m. vervoort" <falstaff@netcom.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem with installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960718221219.265H-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199607181840.LAA14856@netcom3.netcom.com>
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On Thu, 18 Jul 1996, anthony m. vervoort wrote: > I tried following the instructions provided on the website for creating and > using a boot disk to begin the install, but it doesn't seem to be working. > > I downloaded the boot.flp and rawrite.exe files from the server, rebooted the > machine in dos mode (it was running win95 before), and ran rawrite to create > the boot disk to a dos formatted floppy. > > When I try to boot from the floppy, the machine gets to the point where it > reads the floppy to load the OS, and it accesses the drive for about 3 seconds, > then all activity stops and the machine sits there. 1. Error-free floppy? 2. download in binary mode? 3. Use a true DOS (v6.22) boot floppy. Win95/DOS 7.0 interferes with rawrite. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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