On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Thomas Baumann wrote: > Thanks for the tip, but it does not work. > > # dd if=/dev/zero of=disk bs=1024 count=6144 > # ls -al > -rw-r-r 6291456 disk > # dd if=/dev/fd0 of=disk bs=512 count=1 > -rw-r-r 512 disk > # this means my image is overwritten > > I use coreutils-4.5.3-19 > > Do you have another hint for me ? Yeah. Read what I said. Read the man page for dd > > Or other question for this case, if I boot from an image of my > bootable floppyimage (dd if=/dev/fd0 of=image.img bs=1024) > -rw-r-r 1474560 image.img > How can I extend this image (without deleting) to a size of e.g. 6MB ? > > Thanks again! > > Thomas. > > Zitat von John <red@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Thomas Baumann wrote: > > > > > Thanks for your reply. I can do this either. I use syslinux/memdisk 2.04. > > > > > > But my actual problem is: > > > * how can I make a image (size e.g. 6MB) bootable for dos within linux ? > > > > > > Thanks for any further help in advance. > > > > Untested, but modelled on how I create filesystems for other purposes: > > > > dd if=/dev/zero of=disk bs=1024 count=$$(6*1024)) > > mkfs.whatever disk > > mount disk /mnt/floppy -o loop > > <copy from wherever> > > > > umount disk > > > > Don't know offhand how to make it bootable, but with a bootable floppy > > in /dev/fd0 this might work: > > dd if=/dev/fd0 count=1 of=disk > > > > I think this makes a disk image on the so-called superfloppy format the > > Fujitsu > > utilities for my MO drive do it. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thomas. > > > > > > Zitat von John <red@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > > > On Sat, 28 Jun 2003, Thomas Baumann wrote: > > > > > > > > > I've seen in the list that there are specialists who use > > > > > Installing via PXE or similar. The Question I have is > > > > > > > > > > How can I boot for example a freedos image with a size larger > > > > > than 2.880 MB (with memdisk). > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have booted freedos and drdos both with pxe. The essential information > > > > is in syslinux.doc, not pxelinux.doc! > > > > > > > > _I_ used standard DOS floppy images, they don't need syslinux on them. > > > > That function's performed by pxelinux which is what the bootrom loads. > > > > > > > > I think there's an option too to boot hard disk images, but I've not > > > > tried that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Please, reply only to the list. > > > > > > > > Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at > > > > http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Please, reply only to the list. > > > > Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at > > http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > > > > -- Please, reply only to the list. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb
