Date: Wed, 4 Nov 98 15:58:31 +0100 From: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr To: pooh@gbonline.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: I can't get the file on the floppy. Message-ID: <H000057c019b9a8f@MHS> In-Reply-To: <30EE85A8.42DD@gbonline.com>
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Hello, welcome to FreeBSD !!! boot.flp is NOT a DOS file : it's a binary image of what gets on a diskette to make a UNIX boot disk. so : - download boot.flp in binary mode (if you didnt't do it in that mode) - download rawrite.exe (from the tools directory in the FTP server) under DOS : rawrite boot.flp a: and off you go !!! TfH PS : if you got boot.flp via ftp, get also all files *.TXT from the same server. (INSTALL.TXT is a **VERY** good reading for those who plunge into FreeBSD). > I wanted to use FreeBSD to learn UNIX from a book (Complete Idiots > Guide to UNIX) and did a search and found your site. I downloaded the > boot.flp file to my hard drive, but I can;t figure out what to do with > it now. It won't fit on a 1.44 floppy, and I can't figure out how to > open the file. What do I do now... > > I'm tring to learn UNIX just to do it, please give me a hand. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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