[CentOS] creating a boot floppy

Sat Jul 8 22:12:40 UTC 2006
Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org>

Jerry Geis wrote:
> I am using the following command below to create a boot floppy file.
> Am I not doing the correct thing?
> 
> mkbootdisk --device bootfloppy.img 2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
> cp: writing `/tmp/mkbootdisk.Jb5537/vmlinuz': No space left on device
> cp: writing `/tmp/mkbootdisk.Jb5537/initrd.img': No space left on device
> cat: write error: No space left on device
> cat: write error: No space left on device

the error message sounds quite clear..... what part of it do you not
seem to comprehend ?


how large is the kernel you are trying to fit on a floppy ?


- KB

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