boot floppy doesn't work

[David Teague <dbt@tinuviel.cs.wcu.edu>]

Hi

I tried to use the script mkboot that (if run as user, makes a boot
disk by dd the kernel to a floppy and then running rdev on the
floppy.) Boot floppy made that way esn't work.

If I do it barehanded
  cp kernel /dev/fd0 
then 
  rdev 
to set the root and swap doesn't work either.

Please ask me questions if you need more information. I will supply
data you ask for. 

I'm runing Woody, on 350MHz AMD, 390MB RAM. what else do you
need? Kernel is the Woody default 2.4 kernel. 


I'd like a boot floppy that has a kernel on the floppy. Right now
I'm using a floppy that has a Lilo track. 

 --David
David Teague, dbt@cs.wcu.edu
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