From ilug-admin@linux.ie Fri Aug 23 11:07:51 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: zzzz@localhost.netnoteinc.com Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by phobos.labs.netnoteinc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7419C4416C for ; Fri, 23 Aug 2002 06:06:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from phobos [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for zzzz@localhost (single-drop); Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:06:33 +0100 (IST) Received: from lugh.tuatha.org (root@lugh.tuatha.org [194.125.145.45]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7MJtgZ22471 for ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 20:55:42 +0100 Received: from lugh (root@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA19436; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 20:53:00 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: lugh.tuatha.org: Host root@localhost [127.0.0.1] claimed to be lugh Received: from mail02.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net (mail02.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net [159.134.118.18]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id UAA19403 for ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 20:52:53 +0100 Received: (qmail 50842 messnum 34651 invoked from network[159.134.205.176/p432.as1.athlone1.eircom.net]); 22 Aug 2002 19:52:16 -0000 Received: from p432.as1.athlone1.eircom.net (HELO darkstar) (159.134.205.176) by mail02.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net (qp 50842) with SMTP; 22 Aug 2002 19:52:16 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" From: Ciaran Johnston Organization: nologic.org To: Subject: Re: [ILUG] Formatting a windows partition from Linux Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 20:58:07 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.1 References: <1029944325.29456.28.camel@dubrhlnx1> <26030.194.237.142.30.1029943301.squirrel@mail.nologic.org> In-Reply-To: <26030.194.237.142.30.1029943301.squirrel@mail.nologic.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <200208222058.07760.cj@nologic.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by lugh.tuatha.org id UAA19403 Sender: ilug-admin@linux.ie Errors-To: ilug-admin@linux.ie X-Mailman-Version: 1.1 Precedence: bulk List-Id: Irish Linux Users' Group X-Beenthere: ilug@linux.ie Update on this for anyone that's interested, and because I like closed threads... nothing worse than an infinite while loop, is there? I ended up formatting a floppy on my flatmate's (un-networked) P100 running FAT16 Win95, and mcopied the contents of the bootdisk across. Now I have a FAT16 Win98 install running alongside Slackware, and can play Metal Gear Solid when the mood takes me ;) /Ciaran. On Wednesday 21 August 2002 16:21, Ciaran Johnston wrote: > Dublin said: > > If you copy the files from your disk to the c: partition and mark it as > > active it should work ... > > Yeah, I figured that, but it doesn't seem to ... well, if that's the case > I'll give it another go tonight, maybe come back with some error messages. > > Just to clarify for those who didn't understand me initially - I have a > floppy drive installed, but it doesn't physically work. There's nowhere > handy to pick one up where I am, and I don't fancy waiting a few days for > one to arrive from Peats. > > Thanks for the answers, > Ciaran. > > > You especially need io.sys, command.com and msdos.sys > > > > your cd driver .sys and read the autoexec.bat and config.sys files for > > hints on what you did with your boot floppy > > > > P > > > > On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 14:07, Ciaran Johnston wrote: > >> Hi folks, > >> The situation is this: at home, I have a PC with 2 10Gig HDDs, and no > >> (working) floppy drive. I have been running Linux solely for the last > >> year, but recently got the urge to, among other things, play some of > >> my Windoze games. I normally install the windows partition using a > >> boot floppy which I have conveniently zipped up, but I haven't any way > >> of writing or reading a floppy. > >> So, how do I go about: > >> 1. formatting a C: drive with system files (normally I would use > >> format /s c: from the floppy). > >> 2. Installing the CDROM drivers (my bootdisk (I wrote it many years > >> ago) does this normally). > >> 3. Booting from the partition? > >> > >> I wiped all my linux partitions from the first drive and created > >> partitions for Windows (HDA1) Slackware and RedHat. I used cfdisk for > >> this. I made the first drive (hda) bootable. I then installed the > >> windows partition in LILO and reran lilo (installed in MBR). I copied > >> the contents of boot.zip to my new windows partition and tried to boot > >> it - all I get is a garbled line of squiggles. > >> > >> Anyone any ideas? I can't think of anywhere in Athlone to get a new > >> floppy drive this evening... > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Ciaran. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug@linux.ie > >> http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription > >> information. List maintainer: listmaster@linux.ie -- Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug@linux.ie http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription information. List maintainer: listmaster@linux.ie