openBSD_2.8/2.7

[maitre at ccs.neu.edu (Brad Noyes)]

Hi Bill,
Getting the floppy28.fs onto a floppy does not need to be copied to a 
formatted flopopy. The floppy28.fs is a floppy image which can be copied to 
to a floppy drive using dd. For example in linux, 'dd if=floppy28.fs 
of=/dev/fd0' (if, means input file, of mean2s output file). 

For burning openbsd2.8, did you download the iso image ? The iso is 
copyrighted be the auther of openbsd, so you shouldn't be able to download 
it. If you are able to make the boot floppy, then you shouldn't have to worry 
about boot from the CD. 

If you are new to unix, instlaling openbsd can be dificult. If you order the 
CD from the openbsd web site (only $30 donation to openbsd), it comes with a 
little documentaion, and the CD is bootable (for i386 arch). 

good luck,
--Brad

On Tuesday 03 April 2001 18:32, bill h wrote:
>  i am downloading open bsd 2.8 and am going to burn it to a cd. If i burn
> it from a MS.os will the cd still boot? --also i have a 2.7 cd(case i386)
> how do i make the boot floppy with floppy28.fs(copy it to floppy) do ijust
> copy it? I read somewhere something about rawrite... can i use lilo to boot
> the cd? Also what is the format(no pun) to format a floppy for ext2. I'm a
> newbie(still) but thanx to your help and others i'm movin along...
>
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