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I don want to/can not/may not install Grub to the MBR. Can I create a bootable Floppy after installation?

April 26, 2017bootable create floppy GRUB install installation MBR

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I don want to/can not/may not install Grub to the MBR. Can I create a bootable Floppy after installation?

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During HD-Installation of KANOTIX you can create a Boot-Disc. Here you will see how to do so afterwards. You need to do the following steps: 1. Format a floppy # fdformat /dev/fd0 2. Create a filesystem on the floppy (it is advisable to use ext2 or vfat) # mkfs -t ext2 -c /dev/fd0u1440 or # mkfs.vfat /dev/fd0u1440 3. Mount the floppy # mount /dev/fd0 /floppy 4. Create directorytree on the floppy # mkdir -p /floppy/boot/grub 5. Copy the needed files to the floppy # cp /boot/grub/stage1 /floppy/boot/grub # cp /boot/grub/stage2 /floppy/boot/grub 6. To be able to start the right OS (KANOTIX) from the right partition, you finally must do as follows: 7. Copy the “menu.lst”-file, that was written by KANOTIX to the /boot-directory of the Kanotix-Partition onto the floppy # cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /floppy/boot/grub/menu.lst 8. Unmount the floppy # umount /dev/fd0 9. Start the Grub-Shell to finish the reinstallation of Grub. To do so, type: # grub grub> root (fd0) grub> setup (fd0) grub> quit We