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  • From: Sindi Keesan <keesan AT iamjlamb.com>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Divide overflow?
  • Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:00:32 -0500 (EST)

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> Sindi Keesan wrote:
> >
> > I have been having similar problems with the 2-floppy
> > disk method on three computers. One time I got 'divide
> > overflow'. I am still trying to get this to work.
>
> If you want to get to grips with this problem. List
> make_fd.bat to a printer and then (instead of running
> make_fd.bat) do the steps manually, one by one from the
> commandline (checking the effect of every step).

The problem appears to be in running the two disks, not making them, but I
will try making them one step at a time to check this. Soon.

>
> > In addition to the divide overflow, most of the time it
> > simply does not seem to copy part2 of the divided file.
>
> What makes you think this? The routine that copies part2
> is a DOS command:
> -------------
> copy part2 a:
> -------------
> Where exactly to you see a potential error in that?

On one of my three computers it is NOT copying part2 a:
It puts C:PART1 on the screen, then the floppy disk light flashes for a
second, and then nothing else happens.

On the computer with divide overflow, Part2 copies and I see
A:PART1 and THEN I get divide overflow.

>
> As I said before, the most likely cause of your problem is:
> bad floppy/drive or unexpected junk in the directory you run
> make_fd.bat from.

The junk in that directory is what I got by unzipping the downloaded bl-2
files, I think, but I will send you a list of it some time. It will be
three lists from three computers.

The floppy disks have the correct files on them, at least the one I check
did (the one that won't copy Part2).

I doubt that I have three bad floppy drives and that G. has another.

> Cheers,
> Steven
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Gurpal S. Bhachu wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I created the distro using the 2 floppy method. I booted from disk 1,
> > > all goes well. I put in disk 2 and towards the end I get a "Divide
> > > Overflow" error and the C> prompt.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > G.
> > >
> >
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