Boot disk for Mandrake, how to create ?

futurist · 03-17-2003, 10:21 AM

When i install redhat, post installation will ask me to create boot disk, and i created it.

But mandrake did not ask, so, how can i create boot disk for mandrake?

doublefailure · 03-17-2003, 10:29 AM

in my knowledge,
if u have mandy cd, you won't need boot floopy unless your linux goes wrong and your cdrom goes wrong at the same time.

can someone confirm this?

anyway, somewhere in K button, u will find gui tool to create fdisk.
don't remember where.

search this forum with 'boot disk'
u will find tons of same question

michaelk · 03-17-2003, 10:49 AM

See Mandrake control center or use command
mkbootdisk.

lectraplayer · 03-18-2003, 07:21 PM

In Mandrake 9 under KDE, go K>Configuration>Mandrake Control Center (at the bottom). Go boot and you can make one there. ...seems like I do remember the mkbootdisk command.

macewan · 03-18-2003, 07:27 PM

in deb i use:

mkboot

lectraplayer · 03-18-2003, 07:52 PM

...but he uses Mandrake. That's one of the few diferences between distros.

futurist · 03-18-2003, 08:02 PM

my floppy is /dev/fd0 ,

I login as root and typed

mkbootdisk /dev/fd0

Did not work!!!

lectraplayer · 03-18-2003, 08:35 PM

OK, try Mandrake Control Center.

michaelk · 03-18-2003, 09:23 PM

FYI:
The exact command syntax for a stock MDK 9.0 install is.
mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 2.4.19-16mdk
see man pages for mkbootdisk for details.

If Mandrake control center fails to create a boot disk try disabling supermount. See man pages for supermount.