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From: Frans Bosma <f.l.bosma@telecom.ptt.nl>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: how to boot FreeBSD from floppy
Date: 3 Nov 1995 14:48:11 GMT
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How can I boot my FreeBSD 2.0.5 system from a floppydisk (or how do I
create a floppy that can boot FreeBSD)?
The floppy should contain a mimimal unix system, which enables me to
salvage the hard disk, should it crash for some reason.
The last time I had problems, I removed the disk, installed it in an other
system, repaired the filesystem, and moved de the disk back to my own
computer.
I also tried to boot from the installation floppy, but I couldn't get it
to spawn a shell in which I could do the repairs.
Any help would be greatly appriciated.
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