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linux bootdisk HOWTO<br />
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<a href="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO/" rel="ugc">http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO/</a><br />
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(a somewhat compressed version)<br />
<a href="http://new.linuxnow.com/docs/content/Bootdisk-HOWTO-html/Bootdisk-HOWTO-6.html" rel="ugc">http://new.linuxnow.com/docs/content/Bootdisk-HOWTO-html/Bootdisk-HOWTO-6.html</a><br />
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another classic is to take a boot.img file and rawwrite it from windows<br />
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located in the dosutils folder on the CD's (usually)<br />
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rawwrite boot.img
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linux bootdisk HOWTO

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO/ [http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO/]

(a somewhat compressed version)
http://new.linuxnow.com/docs/content/Bootdisk-HOWTO-html/Bootdisk-HOWTO-6.html [http://new.linuxnow.com/docs/content/Bootdisk-HOWTO-html/Bootdisk-HOWTO-6.html]

another classic is to take a boot.img file and rawwrite it from windows

located in the dosutils folder on the CD's (usually)

rawwrite boot.img

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Okay then, thanks.<br />
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I've actually looked at that before and thought it was such a long process that there must be an easier way.<br />
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How about this: &nbsp;Is there a command equivalent to Redhat's &quot;mkbootdisk&quot; in any of the other distros that will build a floppy with single command?<br />

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Okay then, thanks.

I've actually looked at that before and thought it was such a long process that there must be an easier way.

How about this:  Is there a command equivalent to Redhat's "mkbootdisk" in any of the other distros that will build a floppy with single command?


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Thanks. &nbsp; I guess I'll ahve to find the other commands for the other distributions, or I can reinstall and wait for them to ask me to put a floppy in. &nbsp;hehe 
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Thanks.   I guess I'll ahve to find the other commands for the other distributions, or I can reinstall and wait for them to ask me to put a floppy in.  hehe

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How? &nbsp; Is there a generic command that works with all linux distributions or not? &nbsp;I've been using Redhat for several years now and I always rely on the mkbootdisk command so I&quot;m totally lost when I go to Deb or anything else.<br />
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I guess I'm asking if there's a linux command similar to the sys command in DOS.
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How?   Is there a generic command that works with all linux distributions or not?  I've been using Redhat for several years now and I always rely on the mkbootdisk command so I"m totally lost when I go to Deb or anything else.

I guess I'm asking if there's a linux command similar to the sys command in DOS.

making a floppy disk bootable?  

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