Yes, download a boot image file and a program called RAWRITE3.COM. This
will create a working boot disk. The boot images & software can be found
(in a slackware distribution) under slakware/bootdsks.144/. Try bare.i to
start with. Other distributions will store them in other locations, but
nomatter what distribution you have a slakware disk will work.
When it's booted it will prompt for some options. Try 'mount
root=/dev/hdxn' where hdxn is the name of your root partition (e.g. hda1).
Alternatively you can use LOADLIN.EXE (from Win98 MS-DOS mode) to load a
kernel image directly from the command prompt. Many distributions include
this utility.
When you've booted into your linux partition you can use 'dd if=/vmlinuz
of=/dev/fd0' to create a boot disk with _your_ kernel image on it.
Cheers,
David Jones
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Billingham, Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 09 June 1999 09:36
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Booting question
>
>
> I have made my computer so that Win98 starts up by default,
> unless I use a
> boot disk. I've forgotten my boot disk at home and can only
> access windows
> right now. Is there any way that I can make a boot disk
> without having to
> be in Linux?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jay
>
