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    Making LILO boot floppy

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Froskoy, Mar 30, 2009.

  1. Froskoy

    Froskoy Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    I'm making a floppy disk with LILO on it using Windows.

    I've inserted the Linux CD and opened the directory \dosutils, double clicked the rawrite icon.

    I just need a LILO boot image to write to the floppy. If I download LILO from here: http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Boot/LILO-1090.shtml will it give me the .img file?

    Many thanks,

    Froskoy
     
    Froskoy, Mar 30, 2009
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    i.like.pie Notebook Consultant

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    No, that is not a .img file. Its tar.gz.
     
    i.like.pie, Mar 30, 2009
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    Froskoy Notebook Guru

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    OK, so how do I get the .img file to write to the floppy?

    Many thanks.
     
    Froskoy, Mar 30, 2009
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  4. jas

    jas Notebook Evangelist

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    You already asked this question in this forum here, and I answered it there. As long as you're posting about the same subject, you should stick with the thread you already opened, instead of opening a new one. If you look at the Linux CD you have the rawrite program on, there will likely be some floppy linux boot .img file somewhere on it, like;
    Code: 
    /images/boot.img
    or
    Code: 
    /install/floppy/boot.img
    It's hard to tell where exactly it is, since you didn't specify which Linux distro or version. That will be a floppy bootable Linux image for installing that distro. There's no such thing as a "LILO boot image". It sounds like you're asking for a Linux boot floppy image, with LILO as the boot manager, although you haven't provided really useful information as to what you're trying to fix, and how you're trying to fix it.

    Having said that, the two links I provided in your original thread, were for two floppy bootable Linux distros, and the first one, tomsrtbt, uses LILO as its boot manager.

    Good Luck..
     
    jas, Mar 30, 2009
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