[syslinux] Large Floppy Images
Egan Ford
egan at sense.net
Fri Feb 18 07:31:55 PST 2005
Thanks, already tried it, I still get:
Non-System disk or disk error
Replace and press any key when ready
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:syslinux-bounces at zytor.com] On Behalf Of ganapathy
> murali krishnan
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:23 PM
> To: egan at sense.net
> Cc: syslinux at zytor.com
> Subject: Re: [syslinux] Large Floppy Images
>
>
> I use a 10MB floppy image with ISOLinux. If you have a working 2.88MB
> bootable image, and just want to enlarge it look at the
> "{new,}mkfloppyimg.sh" script in
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~gmurali/gui/downloads.html. Also don't
> forget to tell memdisk about the non-standard geometry.
>
> - Murali
>
> Egan Ford wrote:
>
> >I am still unable to build and boot large floppy images.
> >
> >1.44, 2.88, and any size HD images work great. No problem.
> However I have
> >BIOSes with problems booting HD images and would like to get
> large floppy
> >working.
> >
> >I have tried every script and method I could find with PC
> DOC 7 and MS DOS
> >6.22. I have spent too much time analyzing boot sectors.
> >
> >So a few questions:
> >
> >1. Who has actually see it work?
> >2. How did you make the image? Assume nothing, the more
> detail the better.
> >3. Can you provide a URL to a large floppy image? I cannot
> tell if I have
> >a BIOS problem or an image creation problem. I'd just like
> to see one boot.
> >An ideal image would be blank with COMMAND.COM only.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >
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