Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:18:35 +0000 From: Martin McCann <martin@orbweavers.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Creating bootable DOS floppy w/FreeBSD Message-ID: <200511162018.36202.martin@orbweavers.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20051116183213.GA32134@polands.org> References: <20051116183213.GA32134@polands.org>
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On Wednesday 16 November 2005 18:32, Doug Poland wrote: > Hello, > > I'm stuck... I need a bootable DOS floppy (for BIOS upgrade) to fix a > broken Windows box. > > I have no problem formatting and putting an msdosfs on a floppy but it > appears I cannot make it bootable with native tools. > > I tried emulators/mtools mformat, but it doesn't create bootable media. > I even installed emulators/qemu and installed Win98 into it but format > fails trying to format the host's floppy. > > I'm in a bit of a time crunch here, does anyone know how do create a > bootable DOS floppy using just FreeBSD and/or it's ports? do a google on bootable floppy images, there are quite a few about, then dd the image you download onto your floppy disk Cheers, Martin
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