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Title: floppy boot??
Post by: KRS on April 30, 2005, 03:04:35 PM

im about to change hardware on my sme but the "new" computer cant boot from cdrom.
so my problem is:
where do i find a floppy boot disk so i can start the installation off sme?

the "new" computer is a IBM PC 300PL with a intel8255x chips(according to winxp) on the motherboard and a extra realtech rt8139

Title: floppy boot??
Post by: KRS on May 02, 2005, 01:28:12 AM

cant somebody help me??  

im sure the solution is so easy that you guys take it for granty... :-)

but ass a newbee as me...

Title: floppy boot??
Post by: MSmith on May 02, 2005, 05:37:09 AM

You might try this project:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/btmgr/

I used it to install Slackware from CD on a laptop that couldn't boot from CD natively.

Website is kinda broken but software, though old, works very well.

Title: floppy boot??
Post by: raem on May 02, 2005, 03:29:54 PM

You can run the install from CD (on a CD bootable test box) and create the boot disk when asked and then cancel the install.
You can create a Reinstallation disk from the server manager, it will have the basic configuratiom details to set up a new box and then allow you to restore fully from a desktop or tape backup.
You can use the Windows/DOS rawrite or Linux dd utility on the sme CD to create a boot CD see
http://no.longer.valid/phpwiki/index.php/Create%20a%20bootable%20floppy%20disk

A little search would have found this info, so search first next time !