Obsolete Slackware tips

Since Slack 12.0 the kernels do not fit on a floppy any more, so making bootdisks is useless now. Source: slackware-12.0/kernels/make-all-bootdisks. It seems also, that installation over network is not possible with bootdisks anymore. PXE install is prefered. See README_PXE.TXT

This is olnly necessary if the Computer can't boot the Slack cdrom or dvd, or for network install. See slackware-11.0/bootdisks/README.TXT and slackware-11.0/rootdisks/README.TXT

cat /mnt/cdrom/bootdisks/bareacpi.i > /dev/fd0 # or bare.i or adaptec.s
cat /mnt/cdrom/rootdisks/install.1 > /dev/fd0
cat /mnt/cdrom/rootdisks/install.2 > /dev/fd0
# only necessary for network install:
cat /mnt/cdrom/rootdisks/network.dsk > /dev/fd0