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by **Kevin W. Hammo** » Thu, 13 Aug 1992 10:54:19

I'm about to install my first kernel since I converted from DOS to Linux 0.96.
Under DOS, I remember using rawrite to place the boot image on the floppy.
How will this be accomplished under Linux? The 0.97 README states that a
formatted floppy is needed. What program should be used to format the disk?

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by **Robert Tra** » Thu, 13 Aug 1992 22:28:01

|> I'm about to install my first kernel since I converted from DOS to Linux 0.96.
|> Under DOS, I remember using rawrite to place the boot image on the floppy.
|> How will this be accomplished under Linux? The 0.97 README states that a
|> formatted floppy is needed. What program should be used to format the disk?

With Linux, if you have a bootimage file which you want to put on a
floppy, the floppy doesn't need to be formatted. You can simply
execute the command:

$ cat bootimage > /dev/PS0

Substitute whatever device is appropriate for your floppy drive.

If you want to format a DOS diskette, I believe that you use the
mtools command:

$ mkdfs -f a: (b:)

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by **Ed Ca** » Fri, 14 Aug 1992 02:15:04

: |> How will this be accomplished under Linux? The 0.97 README states that a
: |> formatted floppy is needed. What program should be used to format the disk?

: With Linux, if you have a bootimage file which you want to put on a
: floppy, the floppy doesn't need to be formatted. You can simply
: execute the command:
:
: $ cat bootimage > /dev/PS0

Huh? <disbelieving stare> Where did *you* learn your CS?? :)

Yes, the floppy needs to be formatted, so the diskette knows where to put
things. It doesn't need to be formatted with FORMAT, just formatted.
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by **Jim Winstead J** » Fri, 14 Aug 1992 03:54:23

Here we go again.

>|> I'm about to install my first kernel since I converted from DOS to Linux 0.96.
>|> Under DOS, I remember using rawrite to place the boot image on the floppy.
>|> How will this be accomplished under Linux? The 0.97 README states that a
>|> formatted floppy is needed. What program should be used to format the disk?

>With Linux, if you have a bootimage file which you want to put on a
>floppy, the floppy doesn't need to be formatted. You can simply
>execute the command:

>$ cat bootimage > /dev/PS0

The floppy does need to be at least low-level formatted. You're just
asking for trouble, otherwise. The proper command to low-level format
a floppy is:

# fdformat /dev/fd0h1200 /* high density 5.25" */
# fdformat /dev/fd0H1440 /* high density 3.5" */

Quote:>If you want to format a DOS diskette, I believe that you use the
>mtools command:

>$ mkdfs -f a: (b:)

To high-level format a floppy in DOS format, the command should be:

# mformat a:
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