Re: How can I create root disk in Redhat 6.0

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Mike wrote:

> Hi !!
>
> When i boot linux from rescue disk, i get following message:
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> VFS: Insert root floppy disk to be loaded in RAM disk and press ENTER
>
> Now how can i create a root disk... I am trying to boot Redhat 6.0
>
>
> Regards,
> Mike
>

man mkbootdisk

Basically you do
mkbootdisk version-number-of-your-kernel

Sometimes with the addition of --device /dev/fd0 as this:
mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 version-number-of-your-kernel

The kernel version you are running can be seen by doing:
uname -a

/Richard
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