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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!IntGame!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!zephyr.water.ca.gov!swanee.water.ca.gov!news.ucdavis.edu!not-for-mail From: obrien@cs.ucdavis.edu (David E. O'Brien) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: how to boot FreeBSD from floppy Date: 4 Nov 1995 02:06:46 GMT Organization: University of California, Davis Lines: 13 Message-ID: <47ehrm$45b@mark.ucdavis.edu> References: <47da3b$48@hdxx05.telecom.ptt.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Frans Bosma (f.l.bosma@telecom.ptt.nl) wrote: : 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. You should ftp the latest version of the boot.flp and fixit.flp images. The ones from the latest SNAP at ftp.cdrom.com has just this functionality. Tar is not one of the utilities on the fixit floppy, but you can use cpio to read tar tapes (thanks Jordan). -- David (obrien@cs.ucdavis.edu)