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Topic: How to boot from a floppy ?, I think the FAQ could be more precise

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Posted: Mar. 14 2004,18:35

I would like to create a boot floppy because I want to install DSL on an old P120 I have at home but it doesn't boot on CD-ROM.

The FAQ on this site only tells how to create a boot disquette with the dd command, but where can I find the image boot.img ?

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Posted: Mar. 14 2004,19:12

Download the CDROM image and find it in the KNOPPIX subdirectory on the ISO image (you could mount the ISO with -o loop and grab it from there without burning a CD perhaps).
You can also probably find it on the Internet, it should be easy to find.

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Posted: Mar. 14 2004,19:18

OK I'm a sucker ...

the boot.img file is in the KNOPPIX directory of the DSL CD

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Posted: Mar. 14 2004,23:03

Here is my howto that may be a help to you:
http://www.angelfire.com/ms/telegram/general_howto
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Posted: Mar. 15 2004,01:15

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the boot.img file is in the KNOPPIX directory of the DSL CD

Yes that is correct. Now the question becomes how do I get to that file?
If you can run DSL from another machine, do this:
1. open a Xshell window and type sudo su
2. next at the # prompt type mount /mnt/auto/cdrom
3. now type the dd command like this dd if=/mnt/auto/cdrom/KNOPPIX/boot.img of=/dev/fd0
4. then cleanup by typing umount /mnt/auto/cdrom
5. then exit from sudo exit

Or if your old laptop has DOS or Windows ruuning on it and can see the cdrom drive. Then get a copy of rawrite2.exe then use it like this:
rawrite2 D:\KNOPPIX\BOOT.IMG A:\

Hope this helps.

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