Where do I get another boot floppy
Situation:
I suspect my boot floppy is corrupt
My dog ate my boot floppy
Baron not only owns my files, but he stole my floppy too. The rascal!
Things to try:
- To get a new copy of the floppy image, download it from:
<ftp://ftp.be.com/pub/beos_updates/r4/intel/intel_boot_floppy_r4.dd.zip>
We suggest saving it in your home directory. Once it is saved, double click it to let Expander (or your preferred .zip handler) unzip it. Then open a Terminal from the Applications submenu. In the Terminal type:
dd if=floppy.dd of=/dev/disk/floppy/raw bs=20480
Reboot the BeOS with your new backup floppy to make sure it works.
If for some reason you cannot boot into the BeOS to create your boot floppy (perhaps you use only the boot floppy to boot the BeOS, instead of a boot manager), you can still create a BeOS boot floppy, using either Linux or Windows.
- For Windows users:
Download and decompress the disk image archive, using the ftp link above, and your favorite archive handler.
Be sure you download the archive using a binary mode transfer!
Download the RAWRITE.EXE utility.
Open an MS-DOS command line prompt, and start RAWRITE.EXE using the following command:
rawrite
When asked for the source file, type:
floppy.dd
When asked for the destination drive, type:
a:
(Or whatever drive name you have configured as your floppy disk drive.)
- For Linux users:
The steps are essentially the same as the BeOS steps, except use this command instead of the one given above:
dd if=floppy.dd of=/dev/fd0
Resolution:
Look for the floppy and a write utility to be on the CD in future releases, eliminating the download.
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