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Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!metro!socs.uts.edu.au!syzygy!raz
From: raz@socs.uts.edu.au (The Inimitable Raz)
Subject: [386bsd] How do I construct a bootable floppy?
Message-ID: <raz.719979570@syzygy>
Keywords: 386bsd boot floppy
Sender: news@socs.uts.edu.au
Organization: Computing Sciences, Uni of Technology, Sydney.
Date: 25 Oct 92 02:19:30 GMT
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I have examined newfs and other man pages but none appear to 
explain how to make a bootable floppy. Apart from obvious things
like making a filesystem on the floppy and copying on 368bsd and init
and sh, how do I make it bootable.

Also - how do I format floppies?

Thanks in advance.


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Bye for now.
         - Raz           

raz@socs.uts.edu.au   (Roland Turner)   (OH) 61 2 906 4681