[svlug] Making a DOS boot diskette from within Linux

[Karl F. Larsen]

	DOS is a commercial product. That said it is possible to copy the
system files to Linux. But why do it? If I make a DOS partition it has the
system files transfered to it, along with the other DOS tools?, well the
stuff that comes with DOS...:-)

On Tue, 25 Aug 1998, Michael K Vance wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I have this Win95 CD, and a spare hdd, and as I mentioned before, I'm goign to
> try and trick Win95 and install it on this second harddrive, then try and use
> LILO to boot it, while leaving Linux on my master. The only problem is that
> this Win95 CD isn't bootable, and I have no DOS system disks or anything. I
> was able to make a DOS fs on a floppy using mkfs.msdos, but what then? It
> doesn't appear in any way to be bootable. Are there any images I could write
> using dd?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> m.
> 
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Best wishes 

   - Karl F. Larsen, 3310 East Street, Las Cruces,NM (505) 524-3303  -


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