boot in a floppy!

[Richard E Miles]

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:28:52 +0100
marcoc <no-reply-gw at fcp.homelinux.org> wrote:

> I am new to Linux, and, for now, waiting an ethernet adsl modem (my usb modem based on unicorn chipset is very allergic to linux..), I am trying various installations. 
> I arrived to Fedora core 3, and I began the installation process. In MDK, Suse.. I can decide to mount the bootloader in a floppy disk, so when I reboot only when I insert the floppy I start with Linux, the other time I boot with the necessary (for now...) Win Xp.
> But.. In fedora core, I can't choose the diskette.. I can only not mount the boot loader, I am advised that I will need a diskette to start, and so, during the installation I wait for the prompt asking to make the disk.. But this never happen, and so I can't reboot..:-( 
> When, and how I can say to FC3 to mount the boot loader only in the floppydisk?
> Many many thanks
> Marco  
> 
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The FC3 kernel is too big to fit on a floppy. Thus no floppy was created
during anaconda install. It is posible to make a iso cdrom disk. See
man mkbootdisk. Checkout the --iso option.

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Richard E Miles
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