sbm.bin to floppy
Lot of useful info in the FAQs, but ... my problem is even simpler ;-) I've got a Compag Evo N1015v laptop, on which Xubuntu has been "successfully" installed. It's not fun - the PC- mouse doesn't show up, so I have to use the **** touchpad, the external monitor (and so video projector also) only shows up for the first part of bootup, then goes blank, the laptop display itself sometimes doesn't refresh properly, and the whole machine regularly just locks up on me, neccessitating the use of the power-off button - all very unstylish. Also the laptop's own DVD/CD station is u/s.
I thought to replace Xubuntu with the "real" Ubuntu 7, which I have on CD. I have an external USB DVD/CD station, so far so good. All I (think I) need is sbm.bin on a floppy (the floppy station works ok). But ... how do I copy sbm.bin (which is in the CD distribution in the Install folder) as a bootable image to a floppy? The readme says: "use dd (on Linux) or rawrite (on MS, using DOS)". The man entry for dd gives no explicit guide for making an image copy. rawrite is unknown in the DOS of the MS2000 that I (occasionally have to) use (shame on you, do I hear?). Also right-click on the floppy icon in Ubuntu only gives the possibility of (normal) formatting.
The synaptic package manager has a package called bmconf on offer, but it warns ... booo... "NOT AUTHENTICATED". Do I dare to use it? Any guru advice? Could there be better advice in the Ubuntu distribution too?
Robin
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