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From: Joshua Fielden <shag@concentric.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Error when booting boot.flp
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 01:04:49 -0600
Organization: Shaggy Enterprises
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Ask Bj=F8rn Hansen wrote:
> =

> Ask Bj=F8rn Hansen wrote:
> =

> > It boots fine to the bootprompt on boot.flp,
> > but when it continue, my screen is filled with:
> >
> > Error: D:0x0 C:0 H:0 S:0
> > Error: D:0x0 C:0 H:0 S:0
> =

> Oops.. Forgot to mention that I have tried with a fresh floppy a couple=

> of times.
> =

> kind regards,
> ask (ask@plys.net)

I had this same sort of problem with a 2.2.<I forget> boot floppy. when
I looked in windoze, I saw there were so many bad sectors that the file
was bigger than the "good" sectors on the floppy. I assume by the name
that rawwrite does not verify the writes it makes. Make sure your floppy
has enough verified media space to fit the file and try again. I've seen
whole batches of floppies to Fireballs go bad, so trying another floppy
from the same batch may give the same problem. <shrug>