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Subject: Re: oops I formated the install disk From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 18:51:36 -0400 Dan Wedeking wrote: > > I formated the install disk with the fdformat so I think it is now formated > as a linux disk. > Before I use rawrite.exe do I have to re-format the install disk with the > msdos format > command? Rawrite requires a floppy that is at least low-level formatted. fdformat does a low-level format. So does DOS's FORMAT A: You're ready to run rawrite. Or, under Linux, you can run 'cp boot.img /dev/fd0' to accomplish the same as rawrite. Either way, be sure the floppy light is out before you eject the floppy. It takes a minute. ===