[ale] Question on bootable ISOs

[Christopher Fowler]

On a windows bootabl CD, the boot image is a virtual A:.  every
operation to A: in dos is an operation on that image and not the real
floppy drive


On Fri, 2002-06-21 at 16:32, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
> 
> Christopher Fowler wrote:
> > I would like to somehow be able to grab access to that image.  In
> > winbloze that image becomes a:
> 
> I'm not sure I follow you.
> 
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 2002-06-21 at 15:11, Geoffrey wrote:
> > 
> >>
> >>cfowler wrote:
> >>
> >>>Is I try to open /dev/fd0 from a bootable ISO's initrd does it open the
> >>>boorable image or actually try to open the real floopy disk.
> >>>
> >>I would expect that since /dev/fd0 is a reference to the floppy device 
> >>on a normal system and resides on a hard drive, the same would apply in 
> >>this situation.  What does it matter what the bootable media is, hard 
> >>drive, floppy or cd?
> >>
> >>So, my guess is, you would be opening the real floopy disk.  Let me know 
> >>if I'm wrong?
> >>
> >>By the way, you'd be better off replacing that floopy disk with a floppy 
> >>disk. :)
> >>
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> >>
> >>I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
> >>to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
> >>
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> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> 
> I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
> to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
> 
> 
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