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Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 14:32:15 GMT

panku88@gmail.com wrote:

> Can you guys help out here. I am in a desperate situation to get that
> boot floppy created.

The installation no longer provides the option of creating a boot floppy
for one simple reason, the kernel no longer fits on a floppy disk
(1.4MB), see; http://www.fedorafaq.org/#floppyinstall You do not need
a boot floppy, just use Microsoft's bootloader instead.

To read the Linux (ext2/3) partitions with Windows XP visit;
http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm

To use the Microsoft bootloader;
from -- http://www.redhat.com/advice/tips/dualboot.html

Boot into Linux and copy the boot image from the first sector of your
boot partition. You'll want to take 512 bytes of this partition once,
and write it out to a file called bootsect.lnx. The entry should look
like:

dd if=/dev/hdXy of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1

Move that file onto your c:\ drive and edit boot.ini, adding the
following line:

c:\bootsect.lnx="Linux"

Note: /dev/hdXy is your Linux boot partition, for example /dev/hda2

To boot into Linux use the installation media (the first CD or the DVD)
and boot into rescue mode. Boot with the installation media inserted
into the device when the menu screen is displayed type; linux rescue

Answer a few questions and pay attention to the on screen messages,
especially the message about using the chroot command. When ready
create the bootsect.lnx file as per the directions above.

Reboot the system then download and install the explore2fs utility
(explore2fs-1.07.zip) and copy the bootsect.lnx file to the root of
your 'C:' drive. Change the attributes of the hidden boot.ini file
(attrib -h -r -s boot.ini) and edit/save the file. The next time the
system boots into Windows XP the boot.ini file attributes will be
changed back for you, and you will now have the option to boot into
Linux.

You can create a differnet type of boot floppy sometimes called a GRUB
boot floppy if you want, follow the rescue boot instructions above
then;

Starting with a blank *formatted* msdos floppy, as root from the console
or xterm session;

# mount -t msdos /dev/sda /media/floppy

# grub-install --root-directory=/media/floppy /dev/sda

# cp /boot/grub/grub.conf /media/floppy/boot/grub/grub.conf

# umount /media/floppy

Make sure that the mountpoint(/media/floppy) does exist before starting
(this might be your problem, and the /mnt directory is now /media in
FC4);

# ls /media

If it does not exist then create it;

# mkdir /media/floppy

When you update the kernel all you need to do is mount the floppy and
copy the updated /boot/grub/grub.conf file to the floppy. Or you can
edit the /media/floppy/boot/grub/grub.conf file by hand (good idea if
you have a custom multiple system GRUB boot floppy).

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