Ted, I could not locate the mkbootdisk file. I did a file search of the root
directory. Can the file be located on the Internet?
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On Sat, 14 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> Floppy format...
> the command fdformat /dev/fd0H1440 wil put a lowlevel format on the disk and verify
> fdformat -n /dev/fd0H1440 will miss out the verification..
> A filesystem is then created with mke2fs /dev/fd0 1440...An msdos formatted disk
>can also be used
> if a linux filesystem is created..
>
>
> Bootdisks...
> A bootdisk can be created for most linux systems using the mkbootdisk command
> This needs to know the kernel version..So...
> uname -a will show you the kernel version
> Insert a formatted floppy and type
> mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 <kernel version>
> If you have a bootdisk and want to make a copy...Insert bootdisk and type
> dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/mush
> Insert a formatted floppy and type
> dd if=/dev/mush of=/dev/fd0
>
> Lilo copy..
> To make a lilo bootdisk. If you are running lilo to boot the computer
> you may want to make a bootable lilo disk to edit for other systems whilst
> still retaining the /etc/lilo.conf file...
> cp /etc/lilo.conf /root
> Edit the first line of /root/lilo.conf to point to /dev/fd0
> ie boot=/dev/fd0
> insert formatted floppy and type
> /sbin/lilo -C /root/lilo.conf
> Always try the disks before you make any changes to the file systems!!!!
>
>
>
> On Sun, 15 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> > This weekend I decided to try the Hail version of Storm 2000. I burned a CD and
> > did the install. The install did not ask to create a boot disk. How do I create
> > a boot disk? I searched for boot-floppies but could not find it after the
> > installation. I downloaded boot-floppies_2.2.16.deb from the Debian website and
> > tried to install with dpkg but was unsuccessful.
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> Ted
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