Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 21:00:45 -0500 From: harsha godavari <h.godavari@shaw.ca> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Release 4.5 and 4.6 - Boot.flp 2.8 mb? Message-ID: <3D36214D.430C2983@shaw.ca> References: <GA62WTQM64C7WRFBQWVXWLJ07ZU2UT.3d361ab1@sparky>
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Jud:
I was done with booting the system with kern.flp & mfsboot.flp.
After that I needed a DOS bootdisk in a hurry and not having any spare
disks (at that location) I tried to make up a DOS disk from one of the
*.flp disks. Thats when I discovered that the new disk I just used for
the second time (it was a DOS bootdisk, the first time) has developed
"bad sectors".
I am really curious to know if DOS format command cannot really
reformate the boot sector of BSD boot code. If so is there a program
that can revert the disk to its pristine state :-)
This is really an intellectual curiosity rather than trying to save a
10cent floppy.
Regards
Harsha Godavari
Jud wrote:
>
> >Simon:
> > I prepared both kern.flp & mfsroot.flp. When i tried to format
> >one of those into a DOS bootdisk, it was formatted but without the
> >system files. Scandisk showed sectors marked "bad". The disk was
> >unbootable. Is there anyway that that disk can be cleaned up?
> >
> >Regards
> >Harsha Godavari
>
> Whoa there, Harsha - kern.flp and mfsroot.flp will take care of booting
> your machine into a FreeBSD installation all by themselves. No DOS
> boot disk required. (Yes, operating systems other than Windows -
> FreeBSD, Linux, etc. - can boot your computer.:) Just two freshly
> formatted *empty* disks are required on which to image (with the
> fdimage utility) kern.flp and mfsroot.flp.
>
> Jud
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