--- sarora@hss.hns.com wrote:
> I am trying to create a boot floppy from boot2.fs
> file using rawrite32.exe
> windows app. provided
>    on the netbsd site. It works fine for boot1.fs
> but for boot2.fs it gives
> "Error writing to Disk" ,
>    I have used boot2.fs for 3 diff. mirror sites ,
> tried it with netbsd1.5
> boot2.fs and verified that
>   my floppy(1.44 MB 3 1/2 inch)  is not write
> protected and is in good shape.
> 
> 
> Then I tried to make this boot floppy using unix dd
> command and was successful
> but while booting my pentium machine , boot1.fs went
> fine , but when I inserted
> boot2.fs disk it displayed an error "netbsd.tgz not
> found".

Try copying rawrite and your images to the root
directory of a windows drive. I vaguely remember this
curing some kind of problem.

If dd is finishing successfully, then it should work
if you are following the install document on how to
use dd. What's the exact command you are using?

Are you in Tucson by chance?

Andy

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