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Bootstrapping ISO image with boot floppy

Dave Cook
Hi:
My machine is a little older.  The BIOS doesn't support bootable CDROMs.  Is there a way get the ISO CD image booted from floppy?
D.Cook


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    Hi,
    This can be done relatively easily.  Once you've burned the ISO to CD, you'll find 2 directory's (among others).  One is boot, and the other is dosutil.  The boot directory contains the boot-floppy image, and the dosutil directory contains rawrite, which is what you'll use to create the floppy from the image.  Go to a command prompt and run rawrite from it.  Give it the path to the boot floppy image, and tell it your floppy drive letter and watch it go.  Once it's done creating the floppy, simply boot off the floppy, with the CD in the drive, and you're off.

    Matt

    [ 24 September 2001: Message edited by: Matt Wright ]
  • 0 in reply to Matt Wright
    Thanks Matt:

    I found the stuff just after I posted the message.  A little RTFM'ing goes a long way...;-))

    However your response was appreciated.

    D.Cook
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