>> >Greetings, everyone.
>> >
>> >I just migrated from RedHat over to Debian potato and I'm thrilled so
>> >far.
>> >
>> >But, I think my boot disk is defective, since it takes 5-7 minutes for
>> >the
>> >
>> >Loading Linux..............
>> >
>> >process to complete from /dev/fd0 before Linux actually boots. I suspect
>> >I have a bad floppy, and I want to make a new boot floppy.
>>
>> I just had to boot from a floppy and had the same situation. It does take a
LONG
>> time (I don't remember other distribtions (Redhat, Caldera, etc)
boot-floppies
>> being so slow...), but eventually my system boots up properly. I'd install
LILO
>> or grub ASAP and not rely on a floppy. IMHO, floppies are an unreliable
media.
>
>If you use grub, then your 'unreliable media' would be useful.
I was referring to how floppy discs just seem to "crap out" on you. There not
made very well nowadays, and thus, I don't use floppies as a storage medium
(except as a backup boot disk). And if a floppy is your only method to boot, a
bad floppy could be really bad news.
BTW, I've been using grub since all the LILO changes going on in unstable. I
sort of like the pretty little menu it gives. It's easier for my wife to use at
least:)
Scott
