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From: elkheirh@stang.netspace.net.au (Haissam Elkheir)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Installation Problem
Date: 4 Jun 1995 01:17:26 GMT
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J Wunsch (j@narcisa.sax.de) wrote:
> Haissam Elkheir <elkheirh@stang.netspace.net.au> wrote:
> >I have a serious problem which I haven't been able to solve.  After 
> >getting the Walnut Creek FreeBSD 2.0 CD and following the installation 
> >procedures I create the two boot disks and reboot.  The system reads the 
> >boot disk for a few seconds and then continues to boot the normal HD OS, 
> >DOS 6.2.  I have looked for a solution but have found none.

> If it's continuing to boot DOS, the BIOS didn't detect a valid
> bootstrap sector on your diskette.  This is far before the point where
> FreeBSD itself is coming up.  I suspect either a bad medium, or
> something's got wrong with the file image (e.g. it's been corrupted
> due to an ASCII ftp download), so there's no valid bootstrap signature
> at the end of the boot sector.

> -- 
> cheers, J"org                      private:   joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
>                                    http://www.sax.de/~joerg/

> Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)

I downloaded the boot_144.flp and cpio.clp files from ftp.freebsd.org in 
the 2.0-RELEASE/floppies directory and have gotten the same response.  I 
donwloaded the files correctly (used bin, and checked file size) but 
still no go.  I have used two different types of disks to create the boot 
images on.  Both format OK and seem to be fine.

Any help greatly appreciated.  Btw, the CD I have from Walnut Creek says 
FreeBSD 2.0 on it but the date is January 1994, not 1995.  What 
happened?  It's version 2.0 I believe but could this be the reason, fault 
installation from Walnut Creek?