How to replace my boot flopy disk???
Hi Guys,
I'm almost as new in Linux like I'm in this forum! I succesfully installed SuSE 8.1 in my machine and I used the "boot from a floppy disk" option to start my Linux, i.e. without the disk the computer starts in Win XP. The problem comes today when I find that my precious floppy disk doesn't work and I have no way to get into Linux. BTW, I also don't have the Linux install CD's with me now. Does anyboy know where can I find whatever that disk contained to create another one and be a happy linux user again??? Thanks! BrainDefeated! |
Try this link:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/CXO/..._20442966.html Hint: I found it by doing a search on Google for: blank boot floppy disk SuSE 8.1 In retrospect, the "blank" should not have been there, but it still got the results. HTH Steve |
Steve,
Thanks for your input. I checked that link an it is very good, but unfortunately my main problem is that I cannot get into Linux and most of the answers there even the interlinks are to create a boot disk in linux... I need to create it from Win XP... Any thoughts? Ed. |
Duh.. sorry about that
OK Lessee .... You'll need to find an image file to write to a floppy, and download it. I found one here: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/8.1 in the boot subdirectory Then you need to write that image to a floppy: I found these instructions on this site: http://jgo.local.net/LinuxGuide/redh...createbootdisk Quote:
You will find them in the directory at the top of the page. Here is a useful link: http://www.suse.de/en/private/support/index.html You need to learn how to search the web, you know! ;) HTH Steve |
I finnaly got it to work!
It's definetly a pain to have to depend on a floopy so I think I will install something like LILO or GRUB on my computer.
Thanks Steve! Ed. |
You can save a disk image of the floppy (on Windows) with the Rawrite program, similar to the Linux 'dd' command.
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Re: I finnaly got it to work!
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Glad it worked out for you. Steve |
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