> I recompiled my kernel today (without any major problems) to 2.027, > however, I can't seem to figure out how to create a new boot floppy. I have > tried: cp vmlinux /dev/fd0 to a DOS-formatted disk, but when I tried to > reboot > my computer, it didn't work.
Have you tried : cat /vmlinuz > /dev/fd0 yet? That works just fine for me. The floppy has to be formatted of course. Some manuals also mention: dd if=/vmlinuz of=/dev/fd0 bs=8192 as a method for doing this. However, that does not always work fine for me. I figure this has something to do with my /dev directory filled with /dev/fd0u* devices instead of /dev/fd0h* (e.g. I have a /dev/fd0u1440 instead of a /dev/fd0h1440 on my system.) I guess this is a weird bug on my 1.1.4 system (Infomagic september cd) and it is pretty annoying because it tends to break scripts like in the kernel-package. When I succeed in better pinpointing the circumstances that produce these lethal exceptions, I will try to ask a more specific question about this on the list. Anyone who knows of or has dealt with this? Please let me know. Joost -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
