Subject: Re: NetBSD-1.5.2 boot1.fs
To: dkwok <dkwok@iware.com.au>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 09/15/2001 08:55:55
	How big is the file - it should be 1474560.
	If its any larger then its likely it has been downloaded in
	text mode under windows.

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On Sat, 15 Sep 2001, dkwok wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I have downloaded the boot1.fs from ftp server. I use rawrite.exe and write the image onto the floppy. There is an error message saying sector could not find. I think what happend is that boot1.fs is too big for the 1.44Mb floppy. I have tried a couple of time and with different rawrite.exe downloaded from ftp.
>
> Upon checking achieve on port-i386, it was discussed before. However, there was no answer to this problem. Eventually I went back to my netbsd box and dd the image to a floppy and everything works fine.
>
> My question is whether the image in fact is too large for a 1.44M floppy and in the case dos system it won't work??
>
> David Kwok
>