Hi, I assume you have set the root device for the kernel image on the floppy correctly? (man rdev). If not, the kernl maybe mounting the wrong partition aas teh root device and failing ;-( (though I'm not sure it would fail in the manner you describe; I think it is a possibility).
As to floppies, I would think that formatting the floppy with Superformat, and then using dd to transfer the image should work fine. manoj -- "I swear -- by my life and my love for it -- that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine." John Galt, in Ayn Rand's _Atlas Shrugged_ Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .