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- From: andrewc@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Andrew J. Cosgriff !)
- Subject: Re: How to put new Image on boot disk (?)
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- Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
- References: <1992Dec13.215748.29486@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 00:16:39 GMT
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- jblaine@garnet.acns.fsu.edu (Jeff Blaine) writes:
-
- >I have the sources for 0.99 and I plan to make the new kernel soon.
- >The question is: When I make the new kernel, do I have to put it on
- >the boot floppy? I currently have 0.98 pl1 kernel and boot disk from
- >the SLS dist. If I do in fact need to put the new Image on the boot
- >disk, how do I do this? i.e. How do I make a new boot disk with the
- >newly created kernel?
-
- If you're just booting off a disk, get another disk (ie. keep the old one
- just in case...) that has been formatted, and do
- cat Image > /dev/fd0
- (if the disk is in drive A: in MSDOS terms...)
- (Image is the kernel Image produced once you compile the kernel)
-
- Enjoy !
-
- Cos !
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