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- From: tdphette@mke.ab.com (Thad Phetteplace x4461)
- Subject: Re: Creating 386BSD bootable using a SUN
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- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 15:51:43 GMT
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- rich@catalpa.ssc.gov (Rich Verdier CAD) writes:
- : Keywords:
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- : I am trying to create the Tiny 386BSD bootable floppy after down loading the
- : dist.fs file to my SUN.
- :
- : Question. 1.) what is the approach now to create the floppy, the existing FAQ
- : that Ihave acquired is unclear and the INSTALL.NOTES doesn't have
- : pertinent info.
- :
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- The rawrite.exe program in the tools directory can be used to write the
- dist.fs image onto a floppy. If you cannot get rawrite.exe and dist.fs
- to a PC to try this, and have a floppy drive on your Sun, try this instead:
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- cp dist.fs /dev/fd0
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- I suspect this will work. Good luck and tell me how it goes.
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- Thad Phetteplace
- Network Systems Analyst, Allen-Bradley Co.
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