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Jim(deprecated)
25th August 2004, 03:08 AM
Hi,
I would like to install Fedora 1 on my laptop & I have to boot from my floppy. The iso boot image is 1.44 for floppies. When I format my floppy it only holds 1.38 . With Windows the actual floppy size after full formating is 1.38. Could any one assist with getting the boot image on to a floppy so I can install Fedora 1. The file system on my hard drive is vfat (ie just the file system no operating system).
Thanks,
Jim

imdeemvp
25th August 2004, 03:18 AM
not for fc1 but yes too big for fc2 .....and you dont need a floppy to install fc1 you can install from cd #1

Jim(deprecated)
25th August 2004, 11:35 AM

Hi,
On my laptop I need to install from floppy (won't install from HD) & the size of the image is 1.44mg but floppy formatted is 1.38?

Harryc
25th August 2004, 07:10 PM
There is no way to install FC2 from a floppy drive. There are some alternatives.....

http://www.fedorafaq.org/#floppyinstall

Harryc
25th August 2004, 07:25 PM
These might be helpful...

http://vishalshah.org/node/view/81

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/39/2004/06/3/191116

http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/archive/index.php/t-18675.html

Jim(deprecated)
26th August 2004, 11:03 AM
Hi,

I'm going to try the rawwrite floppy (that will get on to my floppy).

Cheers,
Jim

hit3kr3dn3k
30th October 2005, 01:43 AM
You could boot from Smart Boot Manager. Its floppy based, but gives you the option to boot from cd, even on a PC that does not boot from CD.

http://btmgr.webframe.org/