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It is sometimes necessary to create a diskette from an image
file (for example, you might need to use updated diskette images obtained
from the Red Hat Linux Errata).

As the name implies, an image file is a file that contains an exact copy
(or image) of a diskette's contents. Since a diskette contains filesystem
information in addition to the data contained in files, the image file is
not usable until it has been written to a diskette.

To start, you'll need a blank, formatted, high-density (1.44 MB), 3.5-inch
diskette. You'll need access to a computer with a 3.5-inch diskette drive,
and capable of running a DOS program, or the dd utility program found
on most Linux-like operating systems.

The image files are found in the following directories on your Red Hat Linux CD:

limages -- Contains the boot and supplemental images for
Red Hat Linux/Intel, and the various kernel and ramdisk images for Red Hat Linux/Alpha.

On the Red Hat Linux/SPARC CD, this directory contains the boot image, and an image
for network booting.

lmilo -- Contains the various images for the Red Hat Linux/Alpha
miniloader, MILO. This directory exists only on Red Hat Linux/Alpha CDs.

Once you've selected the proper image, it's time to transfer the image file
onto a diskette. As mentioned previously, this can be done on a
DOS-capable system, or on a system running a Linux-like operating system.

B.1 Making a Diskette Under MS-DOSB.2 Making a Diskette Under a Linux-like O/S

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