On Sun, 2002-06-02 at 23:51, Brian Parish wrote: > On Sun, 2002-06-02 at 22:50, Scott Wagner wrote: > > I am reduced to using windows now since trying to install 8.2 and I'm trying to >make a floppy with a patch on it like it tells you on the Mandrake errata page. Can >anyone tell me how to make a DOS file system on a floppy with windows 98? My patch >isn't working and I'm thinking its because the filesystem is FAT rather than DOS. > > > > Thanks, > > SW > > Scott, > > A DOS filesystem is FAT. One and the same. If you have downloaded the > patch via Windows and copied it successfully to the floppy, that's all > there is to it. The only reasons I can think of for it not working are: > > - faulty floppy disk > - bad download > > Try with another floppy or download it again. > Oh, and one other thing that might be helpful, you could try formatting the floppy before copying the file. To do this in W98, open My Computer, right click on the floppy drive icon, and select Format. No need to check the transfer DOS files option, but also don't choose the Quick format option.
Brian
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