Re: [tlug] booting redhat9

[Jim Tittsler <jwt-tlug@example.com>]

>also tried creating a boot diskette on a floppy but the size of
>the image is 1.4mb and after formatting the disk it is down to
>1.38...... Can't copy the file till the diskette is formated??

You only need the low level floppy formatting... you don't need
to "format" it to put an MSDOS or other filesystem on the
diskette.

-  If using DOS/Windows to make the diskette, use the rawrite (raw
   write) utility to copy the image onto the diskette.

-  If using Linux/Unix, use the dd command.

This is explained in RedHat's installation manual:
<http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/install-guide/s1-steps-install-cdrom.html#S2-STEPS-MAKE-DISKS>


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