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<H2><A NAME="s5">5. Setting up a boot floppy</A></H2>

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<P>Essentially, all you have to do is copy your KickStart config file
to <EM>/ks.cfg</EM> on the RedHat boot floppy, e.g.
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  mcopy ks.cfg a:
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<P>However - the RedHat boot floppy is pretty full, and you may find that
you have to delete some of the other files to make room for the
KickStart config file.  I was able to make enough room for mine by
deleting the various message files normally displayed by the
<CODE>SYSLINUX</CODE> boot loader, e.g.
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  mdel a:\*.msg
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<P>Another approach would be to throw away the drivers for some of the
hardware you don't have - see the section on modifying the boot
floppy below.
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<P>You may also want to edit <EM>syslinux.cfg</EM>, the <CODE>SYSLINUX</CODE>
config file.  This also lives in the top level directory of the RedHat
boot floppy.  For instance, the following <EM>syslinux.cfg</EM> will
cause KickStart mode to be entered into automatically as the machine
boots up, without the normal delay:
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  default ks
  prompt 0
  label ks
    kernel vmlinuz
    append ks=floppy initrd=initrd.img
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<P>Note that you almost probably want to base your boot and supplementary
floppies on the most recent disk images available in the
<EM>updates/i386</EM> on your local RedHat mirror site.  Older images
may be buggy or have driver support for less hardware.
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