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Re: debian-installer "create emergency boot floppy" feature request



On Tuesday 19 July 2005 23:16, J. Grant wrote:
> When I installed debian sarge using debian-installer I did not have the
> option to create a boot floppy.  Could this  feature be added please?
> Boot floppies are very useful when things stop booting.

The daily build versions of the installer have a "rescue" option instead.
The installer for Sarge can also be used for rescue [1].

Boot floppies are deprecated as a lot of systems don't even have a floppy 
drive anymore. If you want a boot floppy, you'll have to create one 
yourself.

Cheers,
FJP

[1] http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianInstallerFAQ (Question 28)

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