Re: [CentOS] creating a boot floppy

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On 7/8/06, Jerry Geis <geisj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am using the following command below to create a boot floppy file.
Am I not doing the correct thing?

mkbootdisk --device bootfloppy.img 2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
cp: writing `/tmp/mkbootdisk.Jb5537/vmlinuz': No space left on device
cp: writing `/tmp/mkbootdisk.Jb5537/initrd.img': No space left on device
cat: write error: No space left on device
cat: write error: No space left on device


No modern kernel is small enough to fit on a floppy any more. If you
really need a boot floppy (as opposed to CDROM) you can put grub on a
floppy.

What, exactly, are your needs?

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    If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
    of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.
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