boot disk creating applications DrakFloppy If you did not create a boot disk when you installed your system, this tool allows you to do so. This is also a rescue disk which allows you to perform maintenance tasks on your system in case of failure.

If you want to create a default boot disk, that is, one that is based on your current kernel, all you have to do is insert a floppy disk in the appropriate floppy drive, select that drive from the Device pull-down list and press the OK button. A dialog will pop up and remind you that a diskette must be inserted in the drive. Accept it to create the disk. If you want to customize your boot disk, you will have to hit the Preferences button and a window will pop up (see ).

The window has two sections: one containing check boxes with options for mkinitrd, and another one with the modules tree. Select the modules you need to be added to the floppy. In this example, we want to use the IDE tape module and pre-load it. Use the Remove a module button to remove the currently selected module. When you are done customizing the boot disk press the OK button, return to drakfloppy's window and then proceed as indicated above to create the disk.