I don't think it is possible to create a FileSystem and then compress the
**RootDisk** as an image and still use it as is. I haven't done this yet,
but I'm planning to create a root/boot disk soon. IIRC from what I've been
reading you should create the filesystem e.g. on the ramdisk and put all the
programs you need in that. Then check with 'df' the size. Then fdformat a
floppy and make a filesystem on it with mk2efs. Finally cp the contents of
the ramdisk to the floppy. You can use strip (man strip) to get smaller
executables
For the **BootDisk** you prepare a disk with 'fdformat'. Then select a
kernel and 'dd' it straight onto the disk. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
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> From: Kenny Kim Leung[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 04 August 1999 13:22
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Rootdisk - Invalid compress format??
>
> no no no... not bad floppy. Tried other floppies as well. Any more
> guesses?
>
> Basically my procedure is sth like this:
> 1. zeroed out /dev/ramdisk, mounted it and created everything on it w/
> /bin
> /dev /etc /lib /mnt /proc /sbin /tmp /usr /var
> 2. umount it and then dd if=/dev/ramdisk bs=1k | gzip -v9 >
> /var/tmp/rootdisk.gz
> 3. checked the size of the .gz and it's within the capacity of a floppy.
> 4. dd if=/var/tmp/rootdisk.gz of=/dev/fd0 bs=1k
>
> I'm wondering if it's the compression thing that doesn't work?? I tried
> rawwrite another UNcompressed .img from redhat onto the same floppy and,
> at
> least, it gets booted (though panicked at "no init").
>
> At 13:16 08-03-99 ric, you wrote:
> >Very possibly a bad floppy. You can use badblocks to check, or in a
> >pinch, scandisk. Most of the ways of making boot and root disks in
> >common use have _zero_ tolerance for any IO error, and floppies are
> >pretty easy to damage.
> >
> >Lawson
> > >< Microsoft free environment
> >
> >This mail client runs on Wine. Your mileage may vary.
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>
> -K. Leung-
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