Re: [SOLVED] Re: Grub2 editable floppy?

[Robert]

Robert wrote:
> wangji wrote:
> > have a look
> > at :https://sites.google.com/site/wjhowto/ext2-diskfile-for-grub2
>
> I first tried it simuliar with a trick to partition the floppy
> image with partition 1 at 32K Start. .. "losetup -o32256
> /dev/loop1 fd.img"
> Once this worked somehow, but it was not really a usable rw
> floppy, as a special mount is necessary. And I could not reproduce
> it.
>
> Now the script mk_fdb.sh below creates a legal editable rw vfat
> floppy (image). Could be even edited easily on DOS/Windows.
>
>
> (in Grub2 v1.99 there seems to be a bug with the new and required
> option "-a" however. v1.98 is ok)

well after retrying decently it works with "-a" in Grub2 v1.99 too 
now.

attached: the updated (semi-)script for creating a Grub2 VFAT 
editable boot floppy. read it before using ;-)


Robert

mk_fdb.sh
Description: application/shellscript