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RE: [Xen-users] Installing a Guest that Requires Floppy Booting

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Subject: RE: [Xen-users] Installing a Guest that Requires Floppy Booting
From: "Joseph L. Casale" <JCasale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 12:15:33 -0600
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>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks, Brian

Well, I don't have the time to test, but I would attempt the following:
        1. Make one big floppy - HW/SW might object to the large format of the 
image.
        2. Make a bootable cd from the floppy with all three images in it, add 
the second cd in the config.
        3. Make that bootable cd, its easier then you think.
                
http://www.devhardware.com/forums/software-27/creating-a-multiboot-cd-83095.html
 has many links and msfn forum has lots of help...

jlc

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