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04-07-2004, 08:54 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2004
Distribution: Redhat 9 with all updates
Posts: 13
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Making a Backup Boot disc
Hi All,
I did search for this and was surprised not to find it, I may well be missing the point. When I installed RH9.1 during the gui install it prompts me to make a emergency boot disc in case my OS wont boot. At the time I did not want to as I was in a rush and had no floppy disc handy, but now for backup purpsoses I would like to make one. I have sanned my RH 9 OS and I cant see how to create this floppy disc could anyone give me a pointer on how to do this. Just to reitterate I am trying to create the backup boot disc in case lilo fails or becomes corrputed I am not trying to create a CD rom boot disk.
Regards
Redfive
PS my RH9 install including samba server makes a terrific file server for 20 win2k users on a old low spec PC with a new HD slammed in it.
PII 350Mhz
256Mb Ram
40 Gb HD
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04-07-2004, 10:12 AM
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Member
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Jinhua, People's Republic of China
Distribution: MDK, RH, KNPX
Posts: 161
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Use the command (as root):
#mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 2.2.14
for all the info on the mkbootdisk command, type in man mkbootdisk
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04-08-2004, 04:59 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2004
Distribution: Redhat 9 with all updates
Posts: 13
Original Poster
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Kernel Version ?
Thx for the prompt response, without rebooting (this is now the company file server) is there a way I can tell what version the kernel is running at.
Regards
Redfive
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04-08-2004, 06:16 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2000
Location: Gothenburg, SWEDEN
Distribution: OpenSUSE 10.3
Posts: 1,028
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Run uname -a
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04-08-2004, 08:54 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2004
Distribution: Redhat 9 with all updates
Posts: 13
Original Poster
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Thx to all you have been very helpful
Thx to all, this is the best forum I have ever used what a great bunch of people.
Created my boot disc after using the 'uname -a' at the command prompt at the root, next using the command 'mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 2.4.20-30.9' my boot disc was created.
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05-08-2004, 11:53 PM
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Member
Registered: May 2004
Location: Atlanta, GA USA
Distribution: Redhat ES4, FC4, FC5, slax, ubuntu, knoppix
Posts: 155
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Hey all,
I have the same set up and am trying to make a boot iso image, because the machine has not cd writer. Can anyone add to this?
Thanks...
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05-11-2004, 05:46 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2004
Distribution: Redhat 9 with all updates
Posts: 13
Original Poster
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Hi,
the above instructions will make you a boot disc on a floppy drive.
Regards
Redfiveuk
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