Re: How do I create a boot floppy for an installation?

[pplaw <pplaw@pcisys.net>]

On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 11:06:53AM -0700, Randolph S. Kahle wrote:
> 
> If I want to create a floppy to boot a system (so that I can
> burn it into a bootable CDROM during a subsequent step),
> do I use the mkboot utility?
> 
> The documentation on mkboot is a little sparse and it is
> not clear if it used for the hd or for floppies.

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hi,

all i ever do is:

# mkboot /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17

(the "vmlinuz-2.2.17" is in my /boot.  your
"vmlinuz*" may be different and should be used,
instead.)

hth.

bentley taylor.

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