From: Nadadhorn Dhamabutra (nadadhorn@rangsit.rsu.ac.th)
Date: Sat Sep 01 2001 - 12:55:16 CEST
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeroen Nieuwenbroek" <puch@zeelandnet.nl>
To: <mulinux@sunsite.dk>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: problems with superformatted floppies
> Hi, I have an 486-25 mhz with 8 mb + 100 mb HD
> I had same problem... :)
>
> if you also use an HD try to find an paralel cable and the program FX,
then
could you be more specific? what is fx and where can i find it?
> you can put alle the archives on the harddrive in e.g. c:\mulinux extract
> them with the UNPACK command, and try the /boot.bat.
i cant find any UNPACK in any where in dosutility or where?
>
> This works much easier !
>
> If you do not have an HD try to make with another floppy the same disk
> again.
and how can i format the 1.72 fdisk and copy those file to the fd? coz every
time i use boot.bat it required for the svr disk
> Maybe it is corrupted ?
>
> good luck!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Nash" <adam@comit.recruitnet.com.au>
> To: <mulinux@sunsite.auc.dk>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 8:24 AM
> Subject: problems with superformatted floppies
>
>
> Hi All,
> I'm trying to install mulinux on an old 486dx33 with 8Mb ram. The
> boot+root disk and the usr disk go on fine, but when I try to install
> the wks or X11 floppies, they get part way through then the floppy
> drive's light goes off and the system just stops.
> For example, the WKS disk goes like this:
>
> Loading WKS from /dev/fd0H1722 (offset 0k). Please, wait...
>
> Creating /dev/ram3 ramdisk ...
> mke2fs 1.10, 24-Apr-97 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
> Completed 22%
>
> ...it clicks through "Completed 1%" up until 22% then just stops.
> Same thing happens with the X11 disk, but it gets to 47% before
> stopping
>
> Assumedly this is because of the overformatting (or whtevr its called)
> of the floppy? Is there a way of getting the modules onto two
> ordinarily formatted floppies, or is it something I am doing wrong?
> Would very much like to work this out, so would appreciate any help
> anyone can give me.
> Cheers,
> Adam
> adam@comit.recruitnet.com.au
>
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