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!!NAME
update-autoinst-disk - update bootable autoinstaller floppy disk

!!SYNOPSIS
update-autoinst-disk

!!DESCRIPTION
__update-autoinst-disk__ updates a bootable floppy disk for the operating system autoinstaller.  It takes no arguments, and is used to update the initial ramdisk (initrd) and configuration files on the floppy, but not the kernel image itself.

To create a bootable autoinstall floppy from scratch, use make-autoinst-initrd(1) __and__ make-autoinst-disk(1).

!!ENVIRONMENT

;TMPDIR : Temporary directory under which a directory is created to be used for construction of the ext2 filesystem.  If omitted, ''/tmp'' is used.

!!FILES

;''initrd.gz'' : An initial ramdisk, typically created by make-autoinst-initrd(1), is expected to be present in the current directory.
;''conf/'' : A configuration directory for the autoinstaller is expected to be present in the current directory.

!!AUTHOR
Jeff Licquia et al. for Progeny Linux Systems.

!!SEE ALSO
make-autoinst-initrd(1), make-autoinst-disk(1)

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Last edited on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 8:43:45 pm by CraigBox

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