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-This is an explanation on how to make two floppy disks to boot.
+{{delete|out of date}} [[User:Werner P. Schulz|Werner P. Schulz]] 14:01, 8 January 2013 (MST)
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-Also see: [http://debian.tu-bs.de/knoppix/CeBit]
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-Boot Knoppix on a machine where it works from CDROM. Then execute these commands to create two floppies. Leave out the "$" when entering the commands, the "cat" commands goes over several lines, down to EOF, in between is what the file /mnt/floppy/boot/grub/menu.lst should contain afterwards.
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-''#Floppy 1: grub + kernel'' <br>
-''$ mkfs -t vfat /dev/fd0'' <br>
-''$ grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/floppy /dev/fd0'' <br>
-''$ cp /cdrom/boot/isolinux/linux24 /mnt/floppy/'' <br>
-''$ cat >/mnt/floppy/boot/grub/menu.lst <<EOF'' <br>
-''default 0'' <br>
-''timeout 3'' <br>
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-''title Knoppix Floppies initrd'' <br>
-''kernel (fd0)/linux24 ramdisk''size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=ch apm=power-off vga=791 nomce BOOT''IMAGE=knoppix'' <br>
-''pause Insert floppy with miniroot and press ENTER'' <br>
-''module (fd0)/minirt24.gz'' <br>
-''EOF''  <br>
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-''#Floppy 2: miniroot'' <br>
-''$ mkfs -t vfat /dev/fd0''  <br>
-''$ cp /cdrom/boot/isolinux/minirt24.gz /mnt/floppy/''  <br>
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-The Kernel 2.6 does not fit on the same floppy as GRUB. In that case, copy the initrd26.gz on the boot floppy with grub and the kernel on a separate floppy.
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-the menu.lst file will then look like this (noscsi added):
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-''title Knoppix Floppies initrd'' <br>
-''pause Insert floppy with kernel (disk 2) and press ENTER'' <br>
-''kernel (fd0)/linux26 ramdisk''size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=ch apm=power-off vga=791 nomce noscsi BOOT''IMAGE=knoppix'' <br>
-''pause Insert floppy with miniroot (disk 1 again) and press ENTER'' <br>
-''module (fd0)/minirt26.gz'' <br>
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-You make a KNOPPIX Boot Floppy by one of these procedures.
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-!It is not correct to just copy files onto the floppy. <br> <br>
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-*!!If you have KNOPPIX or a other linux distribution started:<br>
-Insert an empty, formatted floppy disk and the KNOPPIX CD. <br> <br>
-K --> KNOPPIX --> Root Shell --> cd /mnt/cdrom/KNOPPIX --> ls <br> <br>
-Now you should see a file name ''boot.img'' . <br>
-In some versions the file may have a language name attached.<br>
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-Enter the following line from the shell:<br>
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-: ''dd if=/mnt/cdrom/KNOPPIX/boot.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k'' <br>
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-This will erase the floppy and the KNOPPIX boot disk.<br> <br>
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-; Or for the lazy : ''cat /mnt/cdrom/KNOPPIX/boot.img >/dev/fd0''
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-*!!If you are in Windows:<br>
-Insert an empty, formatted floppy disk and the KNOPPIX CD.<br>
-Open a DOS Window, open the KNOPPIX directory on the CD. <br>
-: d:<br>
-: cd \KNOPPIX <br>
-create a boot floppy using the command: <br>
-: mkfloppy.bat<br>
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-: '''*''' actual path on Knoppix 3.3 CDROM: ''/cdrom/KNOPPIX/mkfloppy.bat''
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-: Is this also possible in Knoppix 3.4?? <br>
-: At least with 3.4 2004-05-04, no.  The file boot.img is not there, neither is the mkfloppy.bat or rawwrite2.exe.  This might be due to the use of isolinux.  I '''need''' this, badly enough to continue investigating it.
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-Hi, look here [http://debian.tu-bs.de/knoppix/[[Ce] Bit]]/ for a boot.img and make''floppy''3.4.sh. Hope this helps. MTH
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-If you just need to boot Knoppix on a PC that has no BIOS support for booting from the CD-ROM drive, try Smart Boot Manager. It allows you to install it to a floppy and allow you to select the CD-ROM drive for booting. It works fine on my Toshiba Tecra 740CDT which has no support for booting from the CD-ROM. The homepage for Smart Boot Manager is here: [http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/about.html] (updated with link from SourceForge 9/30/08)
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-= Two Bootfloppies for Knoppix 3.4 =
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-Check out the mkbootfloppy script (Knoppix->Utlities menu) thats on 2004-05-10 and newer. It wil create two bootfloppies with the currently running kernel.
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-Back to [[Setup Instructions]]
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 Hi, look here [http://debian.tu-bs.de/knoppix/[[Ce] Bit]]/ for a boot.img and make''floppy''3.4.sh. Hope this helps. MTH
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-If you just need to boot Knoppix on a PC that has no BIOS support for booting from the CD-ROM drive, try Smart Boot Manager. It allows you to install it to a floppy and allow you to select the CD-ROM drive for booting. It works fine on my Toshiba Tecra 740CDT which has no support for booting from the CD-ROM. The homepage for Smart Boot Manager is here: [http://btmgr.webframe.org/]
+If you just need to boot Knoppix on a PC that has no BIOS support for booting from the CD-ROM drive, try Smart Boot Manager. It allows you to install it to a floppy and allow you to select the CD-ROM drive for booting. It works fine on my Toshiba Tecra 740CDT which has no support for booting from the CD-ROM. The homepage for Smart Boot Manager is here: [http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/about.html] (updated with link from SourceForge 9/30/08)
 = Two Bootfloppies for Knoppix 3.4 =

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