At 06:46 PM 1/19/2004, albi wrote:
>On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 18:06:37 -0500
>Melvin Backus <mbackus at bellsouth dot net> wrote:
>
> > Can anyone point to details on how to boot up a system with a
> > non-bootable CD using the generic-pc or other image?  I'd like to be
> > able to go without the HD, but the BIOS won't support booting from the
> > CD.  I could live with a bootable floppy which then loads the CD
> > images, etc.
> >
> > Anyone ever try this? Is it even possible?  Sorry for the newbie
> > question, but I've got no BSD background.
>
>morphix (bootable linux-live-cd based on knoppix-linux) has a
>bootfloppy for machines which don't support booting from cd in the BIOS,
>you might want to try that floppy
>
>it uses btmgr : http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/
>
>HTH

I tried the SBM from here installed on a floppy.  OUTSTANDING!!  Works like 
a charm.

Thank you.

Melvin

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