On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, C & D Wyman wrote:
> Does anyone know how to create a boot disk when you can't get into redhat?
> I lost all of my lilo boot info after a fresh install of win98 (win98 is
> for my wife otherwise it wouldn't be there at all) I would like to switch
> to booting with a floppy. Can I do this with the red hat 6.0 cd or do I
> need to do yet another install? I'm desperate please help . Thanx for any
> help --Chris
>
I've heard of a place where you can download a generic
"boot floppy." However, your best bet is to do a reinstall
and dual-boot Linux/Dos. My suggestion would be (to make
things easier on your wife <G>) to make DOS the default
when prompted.
If you need to back anything up (you should be able to
bypass any formatting, especially if you do an "upgrade"
install) you can use the boot and rescue images off your
CDROM (in the /images directory) to make an "install boot"
floppy and a "rescue" floppy. Used with the install boot
disk, the rescue floppy will let you mount your Linux
partition and back it up, etc.
