Recipe 12.20. Creating a LILO Boot Diskette
12.20.1 Problem
You would like to create a
LILO boot diskette, for easy recovery in case of trouble.
12.20.2 Solution
Use LILO's built-in boot diskette creator:
# cd /usr/lib/lilo
# make -f Makefile.floppy
Be sure to write-protect the diskette.
12.20.3 Discussion
The Linux world contains an amazing number and variety of bootable
rescue disks. As long as you can boot the system, you can fix
anything. Be sure to check the installation disks for your
distribution, because they often come with rescue utilities
customized for the distribution, including utilities for reinstalling
the bootloader.
12.20.4 See Also
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