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Hi Sindi,


--- baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> > Also, how can i install LILO to a boot floppy
> > while i'm experimenting?
> 
> Change /dev/hda1 to /dev/fd0 in lilo.conf and it
> should write to the
> floppy disk instead of the hard drive.  But the
> kernel and boot.b may also 
> need to be on the floppy disk for this to work,
> which means editing 
> lilo.conf to have it look in /fd/boot/ rather than
> /hd/boot or /boot.
> I am curious if this will really work.


Hmm ... i changed the "boot" line in lilo.conf
to boot=/dev/fd0, thinking that that was the
line that tells LILO where to write itself.
But instead, the message said that it was
*reading* the boot info from the floppy.

Now i'm confused.


-monz