Bug#142421: boot-floppies: bf2.4 flavor fails at uncompressing linux.bin

[Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>]

On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 08:42:57PM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote:
> Package: boot-floppies
> Version: 20020411
> Severity: important
> 
> I downloaded all bf2.4 files from www.debian.org:
> rescue.bin
> root.bin
> linux.bin
> install.bat
> basedebs.tar
> 
> and placed them in the correct directories (Note that it is nowhere explained
> where to place install.bat) of a FAT partition of a Windows 98 installed
> system.
> 
> I rebooted Windows in DOS mode, cd'd to where install.bat was and launched it.
> 
> System hangs saying:
> 
> Uncompressing Linux...
> 
> invalid compressed format (err=1)

Sounds to me like you downloaded over FTP without using the binary
option. Try again, being sure to not download in ASCII mode.

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