you are running on a linux system right?

if so:

sbminst -t us -d /dev/fd0 

this will stuff anything already on the floppy.

once its done put it in the target machine and boot from the floppy.

The Makefile is only relevant if you are compiling it.

sbminst-static is statically linked in casse the libraries on your
system are incompaible with the libraries sbminst is compiled against.
it is used exactly the same:

sbminst-static -t us -d /dev/fd0

in both cases you will probably need to be root.


On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:47:29 +1300
rob wrote:

> Hi Nick,
> I got two downloads, sbminst and sbminst-static. I'm guessing that
> sbminst is the one to make the floppy. The instructions say "edit the
> Makefile", I guess that means create one and have it in the working
> directory? then use the make command to compile the program.
> 
> Am I on the right track here?
> Woodsey
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2005-02-18 at 12:01 +1300, Nick Rout wrote:
> > Man I took one look at that and thought "what a waste of time"
> > 
> > get smart boot manager, put it on a floppy (not the hard drive unless
> > you want it to bugger up your Master Boot record) and boot the CD,
> > simply, 10 minutes max.
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:54:49 +1300
> > rob wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Nick,
> > > The distro I'm trying is a Knoppix version called Damn Small Linux and
> > > the description is given at the URL below. I should correct myself here
> > > and mention that it says copy the .iso contents over not the boot files.
> > > Woodsey
> > > 
> > > http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/install_from_floppy.html
> > > 
> > 

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