If you're looking for LILO on the floppy, use mkbootdisk (man mkbootdisk for more info). If you just want your system to boot from a floppy then do something like the following:
# dd if=/boot/vmlinuz of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k The latter option will write the kernel image out to /dev/fd0. The kernel image is really a bootable image (readable by the BIOS on x86 systems for example). This option is far quicker than the former, but it lacks the ability to allow for system rescue in case your init is missing or something to that extent. Best choice is to keep one of each around, but use the faster method unless you run into problems. On Fri, 14 Jun 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hunter Scales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > At first, I thought I should just restore the MBR to a Windows-only boot > > and use the boot floppy to load Linux. This works but it is slow since > > it reads vmlinuz off of the floppy. > > Once you have linux booted, put a blank floppy in the drive. > Edit lilo.conf so that the target line: > > boot=/dev/hda > Or where ever you are putting lilo is aimed at /dev/fd0 (floppy) > boot=/dev/fd0 > > Then run /sbin/lilo. But lilo.conf back to its original form. > > You should now have a floppy that boots your linux install from > The disk at /. > > Keep the slow booting floopy that contains a kernel, in case you need > it. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
