>>>>> "R1nso" == R1nso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
R1nso> When i simply type 'mformat' i get a similar error message. R1nso> Should I worry about this? Even if it is not a problem, why am R1nso> i getting this message? It means you don't have the mformat command installed. You'll find it in the mtools package. Superformat formats a floppy and then puts on a MS-DOS file system. R1nso> 2. I have successfully made a lilo boot disk using "mkboot R1nso> /boot/vmlinuz2.2.17pre19". But i have also tried copying the Does this floppy work to boot your system. R1nso> binary to the disk using 'cp' and 'dd'. However, these disks R1nso> are recognized as system boot disks, but the do not R1nso> successfully boot linux. When booting for these disks the R1nso> monitor simply displays "loading........" but does not R1nso> successfully load. Am I copying the wrong file, or will this R1nso> method simply not work with Debian? Regardless, how can I R1nso> create a 'normal' boot disk? (one that doesn't use lilo) If you copy the kernel manually, you have to set the root device as well: dd if=/boot/vmlinuz2.2.17pre19 of=/dev/fd0 rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hda1 # <- fill in your root partition here. -- G. ``Iggy'' Geens - ICQ: #64109250 Home: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Work: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> WWW: http://users.pandora.be/guy.geens/ `I want quality, not quantity. But I want lots of it!'
