Re: [Sheflug] Re: deleted data

[Steve Tickle <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 17:05 27/02/02 +0000, Eric E Moore wrote:
>Steve Tickle <s.tickle [at] quarndon.co.uk> writes:
>
> > OK, so I would have to install a minimal linux setup (maintaining the
> > partitioning etc) and then copy the contents of the CD to the HD?
> >
>
>The way it usually works, is you create a boot floppy image that has
>drivers for the CD-ROM, make a bootable CD (using the floppy image as
>the boot block), the boot floppy then accesses the CD-ROM such that it
>can install additional stuff.
>
>What exactly are you trying to accomplish?

I was more curious than anything but I suppose ultimately, it would be nice 
to make a bootable disk image as a sort of rescue disk.


Steve


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