On Sun, 2004-05-23 at 15:43, Charles Curley wrote: > On Sun, May 23, 2004 at 09:56:50PM +0200, Olaf Mueller wrote: > > Hi, > > > > where can I get a bootdisk.img file for an 1.44MB floppy disk for > > Fedora Core 2. I can't boot from my cdrom, so I have to create a > > bootable floppy disk. Fedora Core 1 has had a bootdisk.img file for > > 1.44MB floppy disks, but not so fedora core 2 does. There is only a > > diskboot.img file for VFAT filesystems and medias larger than a > > floppy. > > Where can I get this bootdisk.img file from? > > You can't. The kernel is too big to allow a floppy to boot. > > In the last day or so I posted a message to this list describing Smart > Boot Manager, which you can install on a floppy. You can boot to it, > which will let you boot to CD-ROM. > > In future, please check the archives before posting questions; this > one has been asked (too) many times before. Even better, while you're installing, read the release notes, that's why they are always on the first CD. Scott
