Building A Bootable Floppy Disk

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The instructions in this appendix show how to build a floppy diskette from which you can boot programs. You should use a high density (HD, not DD) diskette. Two sets of instructions are provided:

P age 101 describes the procedure for systems using pre-Solaris 2.0 operating environments.
P age 102 describes the procedure for systems using the Solaris 2.0 or 2.1 operating environments.

Procedure for the Pre-Solaris 2.0 Operating Environment

Use the following procedure if you are using a pre-Solaris 2.0 version of the operating system.

Format the diskette.


  hostname# fdformat

Create the diskette's file systems.


  hostname# /usr/etc/newfs  /dev/rfd0a

Mount the diskette.


  hostname# mount /dev/fd0a  /mnt

Copy the second-level disk booter to the diskette.


  hostname# cp /boot  /mnt

Install a boot block on the floppy.


  hostname# /usr/mdec/installboot /mnt/boot /usr/mdec/bootfd /dev/rfd0a

Copy the file you want to boot to /mnt.
Unmount the diskette and remove it from the drive.


  hostname# umount /mnt  
  hostname# eject floppy

Procedure for the Solaris 2.0 or 2.1 Operating Environment

Use the following procedure if you are using the Solaris 2.0 or 2.1 operating environment.

Format the diskette.


  hostname# fdformat

Create the diskette's file systems.


  hostname# /usr/sbin/newfs  /dev/rdiskette

Mount the diskette.


  hostname# mount /dev/diskette  /mnt

Copy the second-level disk booter to the diskette.


  hostname# cp /ufsboot  /mnt

Install a boot block on the floppy.


  hostname# /usr/sbin/installboot /usr/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk /dev/rdiskette

Copy the file you want to boot to /mnt.
Unmount the diskette and remove it from the drive.


  hostname# umount /mnt  
  hostname# eject floppy