Is it even possible to get windows up from a floppy? What about talking linux boot CD's, do I just go to the root directory and run mkisofs with a period as the file name and the resulting CD image would be bootable? At 11:34 PM 4/17/01 -0500, you wrote: >On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Jacob Schmude wrote: >> Well, the only other disadvantage is that you may make it too big to >> fit on a boot floppy if you put all that stuff in the kernel. > >While this may be a limitation, I don't think of it as a >disadvantage. I don't need a boot floppy with every service I would >want. For my day to day needs, the hard drive works much faster for >booting. Actually, I find waiting on any kernel to load from floppy to be >painfully slow. I would sooner have windows initially boot from a floppy >if forced into this mode. > >======= >Kirk Wood >Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > >Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it. > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >
