Ken Caldwell wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone on the list know how to make one?
>
> I can follow the syslinux doco and make a 1440k bootdisk. (format the
> disk under DOS with the /s switch first) I can also make a dos formatted
> 1722k disk using superformat under linux. Unfortunately I can't format
> a 1722k disk under DOS.
>
> I _think_ the /s switch writes something to the bootsector as well as
> copying on the DOS system files. The latter will be replaced by the
> syslinux loader so I should not really need to use DOS at all if I can
> get an appropriate boot sector.
>
Problem solved. There is an error in the doco (or my reading of it?)
There is no need to create a _bootable_ floppy under DOS before running
syslinux. You only have to make a plain dos formatted disk using for
example superformat and running syslinux on that.
Now to try my hand at making a micro distribution similar to tom's.
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