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Re: Error message when creating boot disk

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On 2011-02-05, Daku <dakupoto@gmail.com> wrote:
> Could some Linux guru please help ? I am trying to create a boot disk,
> using the standard commands as listed below:
> [root@localhost ~]# mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 2.6.9-34.EL
> Insert a disk in /dev/fd0. Any information on the disk will be lost.
> Press <Enter> to continue or ^C to abort:
> cp: writing `/tmp/mkbootdisk.Jo3455/vmlinuz': No space left on device
> cp: writing `/tmp/mkbootdisk.Jo3455/initrd.img': No space left on
> device
> cat: write error: No space left on device
> cat: write error: No space left on device
> dd: writing `/dev/fd0': No space left on device
> 1+0 records in
> 0+0 records out
>
> As far as I know, a boot disk is to be written on a floppy, which I
> already have. May I know how to get around this problem ?

The linux kernel is bigger than 1.4 MB. You can use grub to make a boot
floppy that reads the kernel from the hard drive, or make a bootable CD 
or USB drive.


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Error message when creating boot disk Daku <dakupoto@gmail.com> - 2011-02-05 02:58 -0800
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