I'm guessing boot from floppy is required. Have you tried PAUD, it's not supported any more due to movement to CD's a couple decades back....LOL
http://paud.sourceforge.net/ Basic Linux is a two floppy set which has a lot of function considering the size. There are also several other small distros for floppy like blueflops (also two floppy) I would guess any floppy distro with parted should get what you need, no? Eric On Fri, 2011-03-18 at 11:44 -0400, WestHurley ComputerReCycling wrote: > Sean & Chris, > > Will try to restate my question. > > At present we normally use Super Fdisk http://www.ptdd.com/manual2.htm > to Format Windows FAT16 & FAT32 Hard Drives. It boots from a Floppy. > > Would like to find something similar that also Formats Linux. > > Thanks > > Gene > > On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:17 -0500, "Chris Knadle" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2011-03-18 09:15, Sean Dague wrote: > > > I think you need to explain a little more about what you are trying to > > > accomplish, because the description below is somewhat confusing to me. > > > > > > -Sean > > > > > > On 03/18/2011 10:09 AM, WestHurley ComputerReCycling wrote: > > >> Appreciate any suggestions concerning Standalone Bootable MultiOS Format > > >> Software. > > >> > > >> In addition to standard Linux options must be able to do FAT16 and > > >> FAT32. > > >> > > >> Also for this project the same OS file type will be used for the entire > > >> HDD so partitioning features are not mandatory. > > >> > > >> Thanks > > >> > > >> Gene > > > > I'm also confused -- I think I see a contradiction. > > > > If you're looking to make software that's bootable itself, sort of like > > how memtest86+ works for instance, then the bootable binary file is > > architecture dependent, AFAIK, and there's no "OS" involved bacause the > > binary image "is" the OS, so the term "Multi-OS binary" makes no sense. > > > > Depending on what you're trying to do, there are options. If this is > > something being booted from CD, the CD could have a GRUB boot menu on it > > to load a different OS and/or binary depending on the menu option the > > user chose. The point here is that you don't necessarily /have/ to put > > all of the "smarts" inside of the binary. > > > > -- > > -- Chris > > > > -- > > Chris Knadle > > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > > Apr 6 - Introduction to IPv6 > > May 4 - Inkscape > > Jun 1 - Zimbra > > > -- > WestHurley ComputerReCycling > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Apr 6 - Introduction to IPv6 May 4 - Inkscape Jun 1 - Zimbra
