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Old 12-10-2003, 02:23 PM   #1
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Question How to format a floppy.....

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I was trying to create a boot grub disk. But i must format it. I tried just deleting the files inside it, but i was not allowed. At the beginnign it seems to delete, but in few time the files were there again. So i think i must format it and do not know how..

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Old 12-10-2003, 02:29 PM   #2
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mke2fs /dev/fd0

makes an ext2 filesystem on your floppy.
How are you making the boot disk?

HC
 
Old 12-10-2003, 09:18 PM   #3
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Talking you can do them like this (grub/lilo boot disk)
GRUB --> grub-install(fd0)

LILO --> lilo-b /dev/fd0
 
  


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