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| onoski 2002-06-24, 2:05 am |
| Please, I like anyone to kindly provide me with insights on freebsd install. I was downloading the install files onto a floppy that would enable me to carry out the rest of the install. Half way through a message appears saying the file being copied is too large for the floppy. But it says on the manual for freebsd 4.5 that file can be copied onto a formatted floppy disk from the CD rom. Please, any useful info on how to overcome this nightmare would be greatly appreciated. Cheerio and thanks  | |
| The VMS Kid 2002-06-24, 1:27 pm |
| See:
http://www.lemis.com/what-to-download.html
and
http://www.lemis.com/install.html
In the latter file, it says:
"If you don't have a CDROM distribution then simply download the installation boot disk image file to your hard drive, being sure to tell your browser to save rather than display the file. Note: This disk image can only be used with 1.44 megabyte 3.5 inch floppy disks."
Although I think it would be easier to boot directly from the CD-ROM. Try this and let us know if it still doesn't work. | |
| onoski 2002-06-24, 1:38 pm |
| Thanks, for the info VMS Kid, I'd keep you informed of my prgress on this. Back to the jack of all tasks, with a barely no solid skill in any I hope you get the drill. Cheers mate and later. | |
| The VMS Kid 2002-06-24, 1:55 pm |
| Sounds like we're in the same boat. Keep us informed of any developments. | |
| ccieToBe 2002-06-25, 10:56 am |
| The boot floppies for FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD all take up almost the entire capacity of a floppy disk. If you have any bad sectors that may be causing the problem you're experiencing. Format your floppy disk before attempting to make it into a boot disk. If you have any new floppy disks, try using one of those.
Also make sure you're using an image intended for a 1.44MB floppy and not a 2.8MB one. | |
| lopezb 2002-07-07, 12:31 am |
| "I was downloading the install FILES onto a floppy" hmmmm???
There are two image files needed for FreeBSD, the boot.img and the mfsroot.img - each goes on its own disk. Each image should fit on a 1.44 floppy, make sure you are using the 1.44 img as previously noted.
Bill |
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