From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.7 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,FSL_HELO_NON_FQDN_1, HELO_NO_DOMAIN,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from marilyn (CPE0080c84b82bc-CM008037865162.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [24.192.34.61]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49438ABD6B for ; Tue, 18 Jun 2002 06:54:03 -0500 (CDT) Received: from woodblock by marilyn with local (Exim 3.36 #1) id 17KHYg-0002zG-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Tue, 18 Jun 2002 07:54:02 -0400 Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 07:54:02 -0400 From: Scott Moynes To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Boot Floppy for CD? Message-ID: <20020618115402.GA11123@marilyn> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="VS++wcV0S1rZb1Fb" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Uptime: 7:51am up 15 days, 17:40, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 9e126db9-d169-4df7-8303-4583d7b41f7f X-Archives-Hash: 65f1cff9f2140a62d9fc3965848651c6 --VS++wcV0S1rZb1Fb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * DerKlempner (derklempner@hotmail.com) wrote: > I have an older machine that I wish to install Gentoo Linux on, but > its BIOS does not support booting from the CD-ROM drive. How can I > make a boot floppy for the install? Currently, there is no > operating system on the hard drive in the system, so I cannot access > the CD from that computer. Just about any boot floppy will do, so long as it has drivers for your network card, and chroot. I haven't tried it yet, but I bet Tom's rtbt http://www.toms.net/rb/ will work. --=20 Scott Moynes --VS++wcV0S1rZb1Fb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAj0PH1oACgkQQkN98SBwngbUrwCeLQgav71rg7TPQGs6MifhZZWt y/gAoKI2dzGKV/zNYpyLnCeEGeTL5dUT =KHCo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --VS++wcV0S1rZb1Fb--