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-<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- $Id$ -->
-
- <sect1 condition="supports-floppy-boot" id="create-floppy">
- <title>Creating Floppies from Disk Images</title>
-<para>
-
-Bootable floppy disks are generally used as a last resort to boot the
-installer on hardware that cannot boot from CD or by other means.
-
-</para><para arch="powerpc">
-
-Booting the installer from floppy disk reportedly fails on Mac USB
-floppy drives.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Disk images are files containing the complete contents of a floppy
-disk in <emphasis>raw</emphasis> form. Disk images, such as
-<filename>boot.img</filename>, cannot simply be copied to floppy
-drives. A special program is used to write the image files to floppy
-disk in <emphasis>raw</emphasis> mode. This is required because these
-images are raw representations of the disk; it is required to do a
-<emphasis>sector copy</emphasis> of the data from the file onto the
-floppy.
-
-</para><para>
-
-There are different techniques for creating floppies from disk images.
-This section describes how to create floppies from disk images on
-different platforms.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Before you can create the floppies, you will first need to download them
-from one of the &debian; mirrors, as explained in
-<xref linkend="downloading-files"/>. <phrase arch="i386">If you already
-have an installation CD-ROM or DVD, the floppy images may also be included
-on the CD/DVD.</phrase>
-
-</para><para>
-
-No matter which method you use to create your floppies, you should
-remember to flip the write-protect tab on the floppies once you have
-written them, to ensure they are not damaged unintentionally.
-
-</para>
-
- <sect2><title>Writing Disk Images From a Linux or Unix System</title>
-<para>
-
-To write the floppy disk image files to the floppy disks, you will
-probably need root access to the system. Place a good, blank floppy
-in the floppy drive. Next, use the command
-
-<informalexample><screen>
-$ dd if=<replaceable>filename</replaceable> of=/dev/fd0 bs=1024 conv=sync ; sync
-</screen></informalexample>
-
-where <replaceable>filename</replaceable> is one of the floppy disk image
-files.
-<filename>/dev/fd0</filename> is a commonly used name of the floppy
-disk device, it may be different on your workstation<phrase arch="sparc">
-(on Solaris, it is <filename>/dev/fd/0</filename>)</phrase>.
-The command may return to the
-prompt before Unix has finished writing the floppy disk, so look for
-the disk-in-use light on the floppy drive and be sure that the light
-is out and the disk has stopped revolving before you remove it from
-the drive. On some systems, you'll have to run a command to eject the
-floppy from the drive <phrase arch="sparc"> (on Solaris, use
-<command>eject</command>, see the manual page)</phrase>.
-
-</para><para>
-
-Some systems attempt to automatically mount a floppy disk when you
-place it in the drive. You might have to disable this feature before
-the workstation will allow you to write a floppy in <emphasis>raw
-mode</emphasis>. Unfortunately, how to accomplish this will vary
-based on your operating system.
-<phrase arch="sparc">
-On Solaris, you can work around
-volume management to get raw access to the floppy. First, make sure
-that the floppy is auto-mounted (using <command>volcheck</command> or
-the equivalent command in the file manager). Then use a
-<command>dd</command> command of the form given above, just replace
-<filename>/dev/fd0</filename> with
-<filename>/vol/rdsk/<replaceable>floppy_name</replaceable></filename>,
-where <replaceable>floppy_name</replaceable> is the name the floppy
-disk was given when it was formatted (unnamed floppies default to the
-name <filename>unnamed_floppy</filename>). On other systems, ask your
-system administrator.
-</phrase>
-
-</para><para arch="powerpc">
-
-If writing a floppy on powerpc Linux, you will need to eject it. The
-<command>eject</command> program handles this nicely; you might need
-to install it.
-
-</para>
-
- </sect2>
-
-&floppy-i386.xml; <!-- can be used for other arches -->
-&floppy-powerpc.xml;
-
- </sect1>
-