Even though floppies are still supported for the last

three remaining users of PC-98 it isn't common to get questions
about floppies. Instead answer
with the most likely cause of the problem.

Approved by:	bcr (mentor)
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Eitan Adler 2012-12-12 00:07:36 +00:00
parent dcd4ed1fe8
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Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00
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<qandaentry>
<question id="boot-floppy-strangeness">
<para>Strange things happen when I boot the install floppy!
<para>Strange things happen when I boot the install disk!
What is happening?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>If you are seeing things like the machine grinding to a
halt or spontaneously rebooting when you try to boot the
install floppy, here are three questions to ask
yourself:</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Did you use a new, freshly-formatted, error-free
floppy (preferably a brand-new one straight out of the
box, as opposed to the magazine cover disk that has been
lying under the bed for the last three years)?</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Did you download the floppy image in binary (or
image) mode? (do not be embarrassed, even the best of us
have accidentally downloaded a binary file in ASCII mode
at least once!)</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>If you are using &windows;&nbsp;95 or
&windows;&nbsp;98 did you run <command>fdimage</command>
or <command>rawrite</command> in pure DOS mode? These
operating systems can interfere with programs that write
directly to hardware, which the disk creation program
does; even running it inside a DOS shell in the GUI can
cause this problem.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
&os; installer, make sure that the SHA256 hash of
the image matches the one on the website. If you
accidently downloaded the disk image in binary (or
image) mode the will be corrupted. (Do not be embarrassed,
even the best of us have accidentally downloaded a binary
file in ASCII mode at least once!)</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>