If you are using a floppy to boot Linux, you may need to specify
the location of your Linux root partition at boot time. This is
especially true if you are using the original installation floppy itself,
and not a custom boot floppy created during installation.
While booting the floppy, hold down or
. This should
present you with a boot menu; press
to see a list of available
options. For example, many distributions allow you to type
: linux hd=at the boot menu, wherepartition
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