That would probably work, but the single PCI expansion slot contains the second ethernet interface for the firewall. Also, I'd rather not add a floppy card and floppy drive to each system. It would be great to use the USB port, since it's already visable on the back panel.
Thanks for the thought ;-) Denny > -----Original Message----- > From: Travis W. Burton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 9:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [tomsrtbt] Booting from a USB floppy drive > > > Could you use a floppy controller card (in an expansion slot) and a > regular floppy drive ? That would be my recommendation if > `no joy' with > USB. > > -- > Travis W. Burton, ESQ., KB5ILY / Prescott, AR > Administrator, twb.net > Internet: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW: http://www.twb.net > GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA > Only he who Attempts the Ridiculous can Achieve the > Impossible. (WILL HENRY) > Red Hat Linux version 7.2 is my operating system of choice. > > Computers are like Air Conditioners, > they stop working correctly when you open windows. > > > On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Denny Fox wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I am building firewall systems using the new VIA Mini-ITX > form factor > > motherboard which has a whole PC including an ethernet > port on a 7" x > > 7" board. This is working really great with Debian Linux, with one > > little problem. There is no floppy port on the board. > > > > The Award bios has lots of boot choices, including > booting from a USB > > floppy. The board does have two USB ports. It will also > boot a CD, but > > I want somethng to do maintenance on a box that won't > boot the hard > > disk, without taking the box apart. A CD drive will not > be part of the > > final package. > > > > So, I went out and bought a Teac USB floppy drive today > and gave it a > > try. It boots a 1.44 mb Win98 boot floppy fine. However, tomsrtbt > > 1.7.218 stops after LIL-. Also, my "parted" (partition edit) boot > > floppy starts to boot, but partway through says "invalid > compressed > > format". > > > > My questions: > > > > 1. Does anyone make a USB floppy drive that will boot > floppys that are > > not 1.44 mb DOS format? > > > > 2. Has anyone created a version of tomsrtbt that will > boot off a USB > > floppy drive? > > > > 3. Can anyone suggest a way to make this work? > > > > I searched the wiki, but didn't see anything there. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Denny Fox > > > > > > > > >
