[SunRescue] OpenBSD boot floppy DOA

[Kurt Mosiejczuk]

On 6 Feb 2001, Michael Hansen wrote:

> Problem:
> Have SPARCstation 1+
> Have hard disk that works, finally.
> Have entire OpenBSD SPARC v. 2.8 distibution copied to my x86 box,
> ready for ftp install over ethernet.
>
> Had absolutely no luck making an OpenBSD boot floppy from
> floppy28.fs via rawrite on an x86. (The x86 in question is still
> running winblows, because it is a laptop with an xfree86-UNsupported
> video chipset.)
>
> I know my floppy drive works. Not only does OpenBoot say it
> "appears to be OK", but the RedHat install floppy boots
> trouble free. But I don't want to run Linux, I want to run OpenBSD!
> I made the RedHat boot floppy on the same machine with the same
> copy of rawrite I used to make the numerous disfunctional OpenBSD
> floppies from two different downloads of floppy28.fs
>
> I am using "boot fd()" to boot from the RedHat disk,
> I tried "boot fd()bsd" as suggested in the OpenBSD
> INSTALL.sparc file.

I know you won't believe this, but try a different floppy.
OpenBSD often recommends it saying most of the time the floppy
is bad.  And I know you're saying "but it was fine for something
else", but I've been there.  Try a different floppy disk.

It usually clears up the problems.

--Kurt