On Sat 14 Jan 2017 at 15:32:08 -0600, Martin McCormick wrote: > The fdformat utility allows one to low-level format a > floppy disk. I need to convince an older PC that it should boot > from one of it's usb ports and the Plop Project has a boot > manager that fits on a 1.4Mb floppy. It is called plpbt.iso > so I got a 1.4Mb disk and copied the boot manager in to it and > then decided to start from scratch after it didn't work so I used > a bulk tape eraser and completely erased the disk which is > something I used to do back in the DOS days as it makes the > medium magnetically sterile. I would then format it again and use > it. > > Floppies are a relic these days but the system I want > to usb boot on is a relic so the boot manager should work when I > install it correctly.
Does the machine you are booting use GRUB as the boot manager? -- Brian.