MINIX: Making SYS Floppy Discs
Created | Updated Dec 14, 2003
In this article, Fu-Manchu documents the process required to put the SYS source files onto two floppy diskettes for the MINIX operating system. This procedure is part of the MINIX Installation process.
This procedure uses a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000, connected to the Internet and equipped with a 1.44-Mbyte floppy disc drive.
Procedure
Put the SYS source files onto two floppy discs by following these steps:
Download the SYS.TAZ archive from http://www.cs.vu.nl/pub/minix/2.0.0/src/SYS.TAZ and put it
in directory c:\minix previously created.
Open a DOS command window by selecting Start->Run-> then type
cmd, which is the MS-DOS command processor for Windows 2000. Press the Enter key to
open the window.
In the command window, type the command cd c:\minix and press the
Enter key to change directory to the MINIX folder created when making a boot floppy.
Now type the command dir to display the contents of the directory
c:\minix. Results should look something like this:
C:\minix>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is CCFF-09AC
Directory of C:\minix
12/10/2003 04:51p <DIR> .
12/10/2003 04:51p <DIR> ..
11/20/2003 10:26a 10,574 fdvol.exe
11/20/2003 10:13a 491,520 ROOT
11/20/2003 04:48p 2,313,832 SYS.TAZ
11/20/2003 10:13a 737,280 USR
11/20/2003 10:17a 3,725,387 USR.TAZ
5 File(s) 7,278,593 bytes
2 Dir(s) 1,001,861,120 bytes free
C:\minix>
In the command window, type the command fdvol 1440 A: SYS.TAZ and
press the Enter key to write the contents of the SYS archive onto two blank,
formatted, 1.44 Mbyte floppy diskettes. Command and results will look
similar to this:
C:\minix>fdvol 1440 A: SYS.TAZ
Please insert formatted diskette #1 in drive A, then hit Enter
Please insert formatted diskette #2 in drive A, then hit Enter
Done.
C:\minix>
Affix a label and identify the floppy discs as MINIX SYS files.
Close the command window by typing exit, followed by a press of the
Enter key.
