I am using Linux in an environment where I need to be able to boot my custom kernel from a floppy disk and all the binaries/libraries needed must also fit on a floppy. I have the bootable floppy disk ...

I am using Linux 2.4 & Lilo and trying to make a 2 floppy boot system work on a USB floppy drive. On a machine with a normal floppy drive (/dev/fd0) it works fine. The kernel boots, then asks for the ...

Back in the early days of Linux, there were multiple floppy disk distributions. They made handy rescue or tinkering environments, and they packed in a surprising amount of useful stuff. But a version ...

Back in the early days of Linux, there were multiple floppy disk distributions. They made handy rescue or tinkering environments, and they packed in a surprising amount of useful stuff. But a version ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...