[ale] WHERE2 find tomsrootboot that'll fit on ONE floppy ?

James Sumners james.sumners at gmail.com
Wed Nov 22 23:30:52 EST 2006


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[root at trumpy tomsrtbt-2.0.103]# ls
buildit.s  fdflush   install.s     settings.s    tomsrtbt.raw
clone.s    fdformat  license.html  tomsrtbt.FAQ  unpack.s
[root at trumpy tomsrtbt-2.0.103]# ./install.s

Don't forget to READ the FAQ.

Insert a blank writable 3.5" floppy diskette then strike ENTER.

About to fdformat /dev/fd0u1722
Double-sided, 82 tracks, 21 sec/track. Total capacity 1722 kB.
Formatting ... done
Verifying ... done
About to dd floppy image
3444+0 records in
3444+0 records out
1763328 bytes (1.8 MB) copied, 177.241 s, 9.9 kB/s
About to verify floppy image
Succeeded!
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I now have Tom's Root Boot on a "1.44MB" diskette.

On 11/22/06, Courtney Thomas <courtneycthomas at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Thank you James.
>
> I apologize for not being clearer, but...I want it to fit on one
> "1.44MB" floppy but I see that his latest won't.
>
> Courtney
>
>
> James Sumners wrote:
> > http://www.google.com/search?q=tomsrtbt&btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky
> >
> > On 11/22/06, Courtney Thomas <courtneycthomas at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >
> >>Thanks,
> >>Courtney
> >
> >
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