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Subject: Re: Newbie seeks help
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On 2000-10-31 keijoj.koistinen@pp.inet.fi said:
   >I am very interested in this OS, and I'd like to try it out very
   >much. I've downloaded all packages from the net,
   >printed out several manual-files, made the .taz disks, and splitted
   >a partition with FIPS for Minix to use. But now I'm facing a
   >problem; From what I understand, I'm supposed to have USR and
   >ROOT-disks and then boot from the ROOT-disk. The thing is, I can't
   >find out how to do these two disks. Forgive me if I'm an ignorant
   >fool, but I just can't find info on this. If you'd help me out I'd
   >be more than grateful.
   >Thanks in advance,
   >Shok
Use rawrite from any Linux or DOS freeware site, or fdvol from the Minix
ftp site.  With fdvol you can copy ROOT and USR to a single 1.4 meg
floppy.

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