>       i set up mandrake to boot from a floppy and i would like to make a copy to   
>             be safe. i copied the info on the original to a directory then    

Best way to do a copy of this kind is to use dd and copy the disc whole,
without regard to what's on it, or filesystem type.

$ dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/floppy

then insert a blank, good floppy

$ dd if=/tmp/floppy of=/dev/fd0

/tmp/floppy will be a file containing an image of the whole disc.


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