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Hi Just like to point out that files a1 and a2 from the sls-0.99.6 release
being 1474560 in size is too big to fit onto a 12280 [1.2 meg] disk
Thoughts please..
Barry

But I have to boot from 5-1/4 floppy.
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|> Hi Just like to point out that files a1 and a2 from the sls-0.99.6 release
|> being 1474560 in size is too big to fit onto a 12280 [1.2 meg] disk
|> Thoughts please..
|> Barry

Buy some 3.5"HD disks.
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OK. Could you just drop by and reconnect my floppy drives so I can boot
from my 3.5" drive, please?  Or get me a new BIOS?
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: True, 1474560 bytes won't fit on a 3.5"HD MS-DOS formated disk, but when
: you rawrite the files to the disk, the format of the disk will be
: changed and the files will fit.
:
: ...Michael

: (I can't receive outside email at the BNR address)

The original poster is trying to load using 5 1/4 floppies.
Not everyone can load from 3 1/2.  Do you know what the workaround is?

|> |> Hi Just like to point out that files a1 and a2 from the sls-0.99.6 release
|> |> being 1474560 in size is too big to fit onto a 12280 [1.2 meg] disk
|> |> Thoughts please..
|> |> Barry
|>
|> Buy some 3.5"HD disks.

But 1474560 bytes don't fit on a 3.5" HD disk either!
...Ken

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True, 1474560 bytes won't fit on a 3.5"HD MS-DOS formated disk, but when
you rawrite the files to the disk, the format of the disk will be
changed and the files will fit.

...Michael

(I can't receive outside email at the BNR address)

This is silly!  We don't need quite so many messages argueing over whether
the sizes are too large, when obviously they are.  So, someone with Peter's
email address write him and ask him to correct this problem.  (While you
are at it ask him to compress these files so they can be transfered faster...)

In the  mean  while, I'm sure this is just  a dd mistake so if you ftp the
files  and issue the following command you can  make  them  the right size!

   dd  bs=1024 if=a1 of=a1.new count=1200;mv a1.new a1
   dd  bs=1024 if=a2 of=a2.new count=1200;mv a2.new a2

Then, if you are going to transfer these over a modem, you will probably
want to zip them first.  (Or use whatever your favorite unix and dos compatable
compression program is!  But "zip" seems to be the current msdos standard.)

                              Bill

: This is silly!  We don't need quite so many messages argueing over whether
: the sizes are too large, when obviously they are.  So, someone with Peter's
: email address write him and ask him to correct this problem.  (While you

Peter's already fixed things.

: are at it ask him to compress these files so they can be transfered faster...)

There is no need to, Ted is running an ftpd which supports automatic
compression.  Just say "get a1.Z" and you will receive the compressed
version.

David
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Nevertheless copying these files to 1.2MB disks with dd creates a
working boot and utility disk.

Martin
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