Xref: utzoo comp.sys.att:12277 comp.unix.sysv386:8091 comp.unix.questions:31341
Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!att!cbnewsl!urban
From: urban@cbnewsl.att.com (john.urban)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Boot Floppy?
Message-ID: <1991May15.131632.3242@cbnewsl.att.com>
Date: 15 May 91 13:16:32 GMT
References: <1991May14.165951.19796@mccc.edu>
Distribution: usa
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Lines: 29

In article <1991May14.165951.19796@mccc.edu> pjh@mccc.edu (Peter J. Holsberg) writes:
>I was sure I'd find the answer in an FAQ file, but....
>
>How does one make a boot floppy with AT&T SV/386 R3.2.2?  It should have
>(at least) the current \unix (or at least a special one that includes
>the drivers for the Consensys ESDI HD controller and the WangDAT SCSI
>DAT controller so that after booting, I can restore from a full-backup
>DAT tape.
>
>Thanks,

To make a boot floppy for SVR3.2.2, the simplest thing to do is to get an
existing Boot floppy and make a copy of it.  To make a copy of it do:

1) Insert original boot floppy.
2) dd if=/dev/rdsk/f0t of=/tmp/IMAGE bs=15b
3) Remove original boot floppy and insert new floppy
4) format -i2 /dev/rdsk/f0q15dt (for 5.25") or
   format -i2 /dev/rdsk/f03ht (for 3.5")       This MUST MATCH ORIGINAL BOOT FLOPPY
5) dd if=/tmp/IMAGE of=/dev/rdsk/f0t bs=15b
6) fsck -y /dev/rdsk/f0
7) mount /dev/dsk/f0 /mnt

Then replace /unix or whatever else you want to replace on the boot floppy.  Be
carefull about space, their ain't much left.

Sincerely,

John Ben Urban