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From: ikhala@netcom.com (I'Khala)
Subject: Re: Please help me. (Installing Minix for PC)
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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:22:52 GMT
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simonfi@multi.fi (Simon Finne) wrote:

>Can somebody please help me???

>How shall I install Minix for PC?
>I have the files
>ROOT,USR,USR1....USR6

did you also download  'man.zip' the installation man pages??? ...if
you did read usage.8

>I've got WRTDSK to put them on disks with.
>But When I have done that, what's next?
why not inserting the disc with root and hit reset on your box??? ...
;-)
>There's no installation program or nothing, so how shall i do it?
>When i write A: to look, it only says: General failure reading drive A:

>Hmm, looks like they've been Unix disks or something...
>Have I got wrong files or what is my problem???
again download 'man.zip'  for the installation man pages for use under
msdos ... ;-)



