Hi, here are the instructions for make FreeDOS and Linux Dualboot in a floppy.
1. Create a freedos distro that fits on 1.44M 2. Dump the floppy image with a program 3. Now gzip (or zip) the floppy image and verify if is less than 512KBs If is less than 512KBs you can do this: 1. Format a floppy with FORMAT (mkdosfs on linux...) 2. Install SYSLINUX on the floppy 3. Copy memdisk on the floppy 4. Now add to syslinux.cfg these lines (to edit): label freedos kernel memdisk append initrd=freedos.gz 5. Now install linux on the floppy. Add these lines (to edit): label linux kernel vmlinuz append initrd=initrd.gz root=/dev/ram 6. Now copy the linux kernel (vmlinuz) ,linux's initrd (initrd.gz) and the gzipped (or zipped) fdos floppy image (freedos.gz) on the floppy. 7. You have a fully functional Linux and FreeDOS dualboot on a floppy! [Simply at the prompt write freedos and press enter for boot FreeDOS, in the case you want to boot Linux write linux] Send comments on this mailing list [freedos-devel] or to the my email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caution!This method uses initial ramdisk and use RAM and not make a dreaming that this can run on a 1MB system! ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
