Fd Linux Install Instructions v3.x-x

Here are the installation instructions for Fd Linux v3.x-x. I tried to make them
as straight forward as I could. If you do run into any problems, goto the contact
page and fill out a trouble ticket form. I will usually have a response out to
you within 24 hours or less.

Thanks for trying Fd Linux!

--------------------------------Disk Installation--------------------------------

For Windows:

1)  Download and install RawWrite for Windows from the Download page

2)  Download and install WinImage 6 from the Download page

3)  Download an Fd Linux version from from the download page and unpack the 
contents of archive to a directory using Winzip

4)  Insert a floppy disk into your floppy drive

5)  Open WinImage 6 and click on the following menu's:  Disk >  Format Disk...   and select the Non-Standard 1.68MB format and click 'OK'.

6)  Once your floppy disk is formatted to the proper density, close WinImage 6.

7)  Open RawWrite for Windows

8)  Make sure that you are on the "Write" tab and that specified floppy drive is selected for your computer (A: is generally the one you want, unless you have more than one floppy drive)

9)  Click on the button next to the "Image File" text box and select which add-on package image you want to write to the floppy disk

10)  Once you have selected your image, simply click on the "Write" button to write the image to the floppy disk

11) Read the HowTo section on this site. It holds IMPORTANT information you need
to know before running Fd Linux!

12)  Reboot your computer and watch Fd Linux boot up!

13) Once Fd Linux has boot up, Login as root (there is no passwd) and away you go!

For Linux:

1.) Download an Fd Linux version from from the download page and unpack the 
contents of archive using `unzip` (type: unzip FD_LINUX_VERSION_NAME.ZIP )
 

2)  You have to make sure you have the proper node device in /dev to write the image.  Most stock Linux distributions come with the fd0H1440 node, but if you think you might not have it, type the following command:

    (root->fdlinux)% ls /dev/fd0*

This command will show you all the floppy devices.  Simply peruse through them and if you DO NOT find "fd0H1440", then type the following command to make that node:

    (root->fdlinux)% mknod /dev/fd0h1722 b 2 60

3)  Once you have determined that you have or need to make the specific floppy block node, you are now ready to format the floppy disk to the proper density by typing:

    (root->fdlinux)% fdformat /dev/fd0h1722

  OR

    (root->fdlinux)% superformat /dev/fd0h1722

Depending on what fdutils package you have installed will depend on what command you are able to successfully execute.

4)  Now that we have our floppy disk formatted to the proper density, we can now write the image we downloaded to our disk.  To do this, type:

    (root->fdlinux)% dd if=<THE_IMAGE_NAME> of=/dev/fd0h1722 bs=1k

    WHERE:

    <THE_IMAGE_NAME> = the name of the image dowloaded (i.e.  fdlinux-v300.img)

5) Read the HowTo section on this site. It holds IMPORTANT information you need
to know before running Fd Linux!

6)  Reboot your computer and watch Fd Linux boot up!

7) Once Fd Linux has boot up, Login as root (there is no passwd) and away you go!