makin a boot floppy

Forum: Laptops
Topic: makin a boot floppy
started by: green guy

Posted by green guy on Feb. 18 2006,22:54

Hi ! could some kind patient person please help a complete newbe __

I hva just downloded DSL to my stationary and used it for 30 min . now I want to install it to my toshiba 2150cds , and us 25 of those minutes trying to mak a boot floppy .
this thosiba does not support booting for cd.
I have tried to download a bootfloppy.img , but being the complete newbe i am I cannot undeerstand how this works.

could somebody please take me throu the steps from beginning to the end .
pleeeeeeease .

Posted by cbagger01 on Feb. 19 2006,04:19

Why not just start up DSL on your other computer and choose:

Apps -> Tools -> Make a Boot Floppy -> Standard Boot Floppy

from the menu?

Posted by green guy on Feb. 21 2006,21:26

Thank`s !! I some how managed to find another much more difficult way to make this floppy ,before i saw your reply .
now if just could make the laptop boot .
It comes with quite a lot off errors and kick me out ...
I`ll come back with more newbe questions later !!!
Thanks for your kindness !!