#!/bin/bash # # Formats a floppy to use Syslinux dummy="" # need to have mtools installed if [ -z `which mformat` -o -z `which mcopy` ]; then echo "You must have the mtools package installed to run this script" exit 1 fi # need an arg for the location of the kernel if [ -z "$1" ]; then echo "usage: `basename $0` path/to/linux/kernel" exit 1 fi # need to have a root file system built if [ ! -f rootfs.gz ]; then echo "You need to have a rootfs built first." echo "Hit RETURN to make one now or Control-C to quit." read dummy ./mkrootfs.sh fi # prepare the floppy echo "Please insert a blank floppy in the drive and press RETURN to format" echo "(WARNING: All data will be erased! Hit Control-C to abort)" read dummy echo "Formatting the floppy..." mformat a: echo "Making it bootable with Syslinux..." syslinux -s /dev/fd0 echo "Copying Syslinux configuration files..." mcopy syslinux.cfg display.txt a: echo "Copying root filesystem file..." mcopy rootfs.gz a: # XXX: maybe check for "no space on device" errors here echo "Copying linux kernel..." mcopy $1 a:linux # XXX: maybe check for "no space on device" errors here too echo "Finished: boot floppy created"