SuSE Linux: Versions since 8.0
The necessary images are located in the directory boot on the first CD/DVD of 8.1 and 8.2 and in the directory disks on the first CD/DVD of SuSE Linux 8.0. If you are using SuSE Linux 8.2, consider the article "Modules2 Floppy Is Corrupted" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/82_modules2.html). Also create at least the first and fourth modules floppy disk, modules1 and modules4 for 8.1 and 8.2 and at least the first modules floppy disk for 8.0. These disks contain, for example, file system modules required for the installation, such as 'reiserfs'. To find out which modules are located on each of the modules floppy disks, refer to the respective .txt files in the directory boot or disks on the first CD/DVD.
Boot the rescue system or log in to a Linux system as root. Open a console (in KDE: press Alt+F2, enter xterm, execute) and proceed as follows to create a boot floppy disk:
dd if=/media/cdrom/boot/bootdisk of=/dev/fd0 bs=8k
dd if=/media/cdrom/disks/bootdisk of=/dev/fd0 bs=8k
You can use a floppy disk image other than bootdisk if necessary. The procedure for the modules floppy disk is exactly the same except for the name, which is modulesx (where the x stands for 1, 2, 3, or 4).
Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP users can find the program rawwritewin.exe in the
directory
dosutils/rawwritewin/ on the first CD/DVD.
This program enables you to copy an image to a floppy disk.
This can be done by inserting a floppy disk in your floppy disk drive and starting the
program rawwritewin.exe.
Enter the directory from which the file will be read (CD-ROM drive in this case) as the
source medium, for example: D:\boot\bootdisk
If your CD-ROM drive does not use the drive desgination D:, just change the value
appropriately.
To write an image from a SuSE Linux 8.0 CD, change the path to, for example:
\disks\bootdisk. Confirm the selection with Enter.
Now define the floppy disk drive as the write medium. By doing this, the image
will be written to the floppy. The same procedure applies for the modules floppy disks.
Certainly, you can still do this under DOS as well using rawrite.exe. The procedure is mostly the same. Consider that the machine must be started with CD-ROM support.