Floppy Boot?

Tim ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au
Thu Nov 24 06:11:03 UTC 2005


On Wed, 2005-11-23 at 20:22 -0700, RM Christiansen wrote:
> I want to install FC4 i386 on an older computer. The CD-Rom is not bootable.
> Hard disk or Floppy (3-1/2) are my only boot choices.
> Is there a way to create a floppy boot set to start the install from?

Bearing in mind what you've already been told, I wonder if it's feasible
to find a bootfloppy that chainloads the CD-ROM?  i.e. The bootfloppy
boots from the CD-ROM, instead of the BIOS.

Otherwise, possibly the simplest solution is to install on another PC,
then move the hard drive over.

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