"Paul (NCC/CS)" <pts@bom.gov.au> wrote:

> i've tried 2 different floppies, same result.
> but floppy 1 works & another backup floppy
> reads ok.

IIRC, you can use older (previous) verisions of the boot floppies
to do a new 2.0 install; you just need to tweak the retrieval
directory during the install process. Might try it if the latest
floppy images turn out to be fubar.