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Date:      Tue, 3 Nov 1998 12:18:09 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>
To:        112060.1707@compuserve.com (Kerry Weir)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: boot image file
Message-ID:  <199811031818.MAA05723@horton.iaces.com>
In-Reply-To: <199811031135_MC2-5EF9-43B8@compuserve.com> from Kerry Weir at "Nov 3, 98 11:35:37 am"

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In a previous message, Kerry Weir said:
> When I download the boot.flp image file, it is too large for a regular
> 1.44M disk. The boot sector information on the disk actually leaves only
> 1.38M of disk space on the floppy. The boot.flp image file is 1.40M large.
> How can I make a boot disk when the file won't fit?
> Please e-mail me back at:
>                 kerry.weir@safetran.com
> 

Please read the handbook and FAQ. The boot image is a diskette image not
a file to put on a DOS floppy. You put it on the disk with fdimage in
DOS or dd in Unix.




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