Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:03:28 +1300 From: Fran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] FD Image
On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 14:08, Matthew Hanson wrote: > Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:57:41 +0000 > From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] FD Image > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Well, thanks for the utterly misplaced confidence in my ability! My > >hopefully logical if incorrect deduction - anyone feel free to shoot me > >down > >here - was that the system files must be written to the beginning of the > >FD, > >and copying a directory full of files to a FD might not place those > > files at > >the beginning. > > This was what I was wondering too. But I couldn't call up any dependable > information from memory (which is the way it's becoming more often these > days) about just what makes a bootable FDD bootable. > > >Granted, I could make a system/boot disk, then copy > >everything else to it, but extracting an image to the FD preserves the > >correct placement and is more convenient. > > It is easy and convenient to use image backups, isn't it? I've gotten to > like this USB CF card reader since this 100CT keeps burbing on my PC card > CF reader. It's just one less step than the PC card reader to get things > set up when I plug the card in. But it is kind of nice not to struggle > with finding the PCMCIA slot rails in order to insert the PC card. > > Off to find a bootable FDD to play with. Copy the files to a folder. To make the floppy bootable just go to a command prompt and type "sys a:" and then copy the files onto it. Fran :):):) ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
