I used the new install format over the weekend to upgrade my laptop
from the last snapshot. It was more than one disk, but not much more,
and it performed the upgrade fine.

-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  1474560 Dec 20 22:27 disk1.fs
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    57344 Dec 20 22:27 disk2.fs

					Gary D. Duzan



In Message <199812220005.BAA00517@snylteveps.runit.sintef.no> ,
   Havard.Eidnes@runit.sintef.no wrote:

=>> >Synopsis:       The i386 install floppy overflows
=>>
=>> >Description:
=>> 	Building a boot floppy for i386 current fails because
=>> 	it doesn't fit on a floppy.
=>> >How-To-Repeat:
=>> 	cd /usr/src/distr/i386/floppies; make
=>
=>I know.  Try the following remedy:
=>
=>1) Use sources from later than last sunday
=>
=>2) Build and install new (BIOS) boot code
=>
=>3) Build and install the new installboot
=>
=>4) Go to /usr/src/distrib/i386/floppies/fdset
=>   and do a "make" there.
=>
=>It will produce one or more images named disk[1-9].fs.  These are
=>the new "ustar" format floppies, that enables use of multi-volume
=>boot media.  Besides the ability to use multiple diskettes for
=>booting, the packing method is more efficient than the ffs method,
=>so the image *may* still fit on a single floppy.
=>
=>Please give feedback as to how it works.
=>
=>Regards,
=>
=>- Håvard