Re: how can I make a boot floppy disk?

From: Timothy Murphy (tim_at_birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie)
Date: 09/30/05

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Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:58:35 +0100

    Joachim Backes wrote:

    >> I just finished installing fedora 3, I didn't install a boot loader, how
    >> can I make a boot floppy disk?
    >> I saw this note from fedora 4 installation dcumentation:
    >> "Your computer must have GRUB or another boot loader installed in order
    >> to start, unless you create a separate startup disk to boot from."
    >>
    >> But the installation finished and it didn't ask me to make one!
    >> also, I can burn a boot image on a cd, could that help
     
    > /sbin/mkbootdisk command.

    You are unlikely to be able to fit a current kernel (plus initrd)
    on a floppy.
    You can get it on a CD with "mkbootdisk --iso"
    (see "man mkbootdisk").

    If you really want to boot from a floppy,
    see the "Smart Boot Manager" (SBM)
    at <http://btmgr.webframe.org/>, which fits on a floppy. 

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