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Building a Linux Boot Disk with SysLinux and BusyBox

  • By using SysLinux, we can build a bootable Linux floppy on an ordinary MS-DOS formatted floppy.
  • By using BusyBox, we only need to include one program to emulate dozens of Linux utilities.



Links:
Student Handout
MakeDisk.sh shell script
Speaker's Notes