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From: j@ida.interface-business.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: boot floppy problem
Date: 29 May 1997 09:28:41 GMT
Organization: interface business GmbH, Dresden
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bouyer@antifer.ibp.fr (Manuel BOUYER) wrote:

> It should be possible to hack the boot blocks, but the best way would be
> to install a 1.44 drive if possible.

...or to claim the drive as being 1.44 in the BIOS.  I don't have a
clue how NetBSD's bootblocks work, but i guess this would help as
well.

-- 
J"org Wunsch					       Unix support engineer
joerg_wunsch@interface-business.de       http://www.interface-business.de/~j