The floppy will still boot the same kernel, but it will be compatible. If you upgrade to a newer kernel at some time, you should prepare a new boot floppy (if it is a .deb kernel image package, you will be asked whether you want to make a floppy).
You might consider installing LILO for the ability to boot either Win95 or LILO from the hard drive. On Sun, Oct 17, 1999 at 01:06:04AM +0200, David Jardine wrote: > As an inexperienced debian user, I rashly followed some instructions > I read somehwere to do an update/upgrade from the slink version I > installed from a couple of CDs that fell off the back of a magazine. > > I have a debian/win95 system with a debian boot floppy. I boot to > one or the other system by having the bios set to boot A:C and > putting the debian floppy in the drive if I want debian. Now I > realise that the only way to boot debian is with the old version on > my floppy disk. > > I don't actually know if I achieved anything with my apt-get dist- > upgrade, apt-get update and apt-get install libc6, but I do have > the feeling that I'll only get to debian with the old version on my > floppy disk anyway. > > How do I find out what sort of state my system is in now? And is > there a way to get the new system (if I've got it) on to the floppy > disk? > > I'm only subscribed to the digest list, so it might take some time > for me to read any replies, but I'd be most grateful anyway. > > David > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
