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Re: boot disk for sl 4.3
From:
Connie Sieh <[log in to unmask]>
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Connie Sieh <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:11:36 -0500
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On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, LAURENCE WALLIAN wrote:

> hello,
> 
> Does anyone know how to make a bootdisk (floppy disk : /dev/fd0) ?
> 
> I tried */sbin/mkbootdisk 2.6.9-34.0.1.EL*, but the floppy disk seemed 
> to be too small...

It is.  4.x does not fit on a floppy.  You need to use either the boot.iso 
image or put diskboot.img on a usb drive or use pxe.

-Connie Sieh
> 
> Thanks.
>

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