On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:40:49 -0500, Aaron <aaron.axvig@sendit.nodak.edu>
wrote:

>OK, I have been searching online, haven't found this out, but I'm sure
>it's really simple.

> mkrescue

'mkrescue' is part of the standard LILO distribution. Unfortunately, the 2.6
kernel is no so large that it will not fit on a 1.44M floppy.

> mkrescue --iso

will create a bootable CD image that can be burned with 'cdrecord'. But you'd
better have a BIOS that can boot from CD.


>
> From reading online, as described above, it seems that I should be able
>to have a floppy containing Lilo prepared to boot Linux or Windows (ME
>in my case). My reasoning behind wanting this is I will be able to have
>Windows load automatically, and I won't have to mess with boot
>partitions, MBRs, and all other crap. I almost lost all my stuff once,
>don't want to come close again.
>
>Linux is already installed on other slave harddrive, Windows on master.
> Just please let me have a disk that I can pop in whenever I want Linux.
>
>The problem I've been having is that all directions for creating this
>magical disk are done in Linux, which I currently do not understand or
>have bootable. I would like to be able to make the disk in Windows.

LILO is a Linux utility. It does not run under Windows.

>Maybe a disk image could be sent to me, or something?
>
>Aaron