Yes, although no modern distributions directly support system installs from them. You can still use a floppy disk to install Linux from a PXE boot server, from a CD that is incapable of booting from the BIOS, or from a USB Flash drive.
Find out the image named boot.img. It can be located at different locations on different distributions on the CD:Red Hat / Fedora Linux : /images/boot.imgDebian Linux: /install/floppy/boot.img2. Now, to write an Linux install disk, you can use dd command and type this:# dd if=/images/boot.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k or#dd if=/install/floppy/boot.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1024 conv=sync ; sync.if you are getting problem to create then you can Easily download it from its website.
Before you format xp you will need to go onto Linux and create a grub boot disk by typing grub-install /dev/fd0. This will create a floppy disk which you can use to start Linux after you have removed and reinstalled xp. After removing and reinstalling xp use the disk to get back onto Linux and use grub-install /dev/hda to restore the Linux boot screen.
you can use a floppy disk
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The best way to recover data from a floppy disk is with floppy disk recovery software, such as Wondershare Data Recovery. Install and open the program. Locate your floppy drive and open it to view the files. You can then use the recovery program to recover any file from a floppy disk, even very badly corrupted ones.
Get the Linux bootable CD.then boot it on ur sys.go to setup wizard normally. At the tym of choosing the partition on the hard disk, select the option "install siden by side on windows" (I've applied this on my sys using ubuntu Linux)
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If you would like to install it ON TOP of Windows: Install a virtual machine program (ex. Virtualbox, VMware) Install Linux inside of virtual machine Install it along side (or overwrite) Windows: Reboot computer with Linux install CD/DVD in the disk drive and follow the instructions.
a floppy disk slot is what you put the floppy disk in on a CPU
A new floppy disk can be formatted using the FORMAT command in DOS. The same tool is available in Windows using the Format utility in 'My Computer'.
A floppy disk DRIVE can read, erase and save information on a floppy disk. The disk can't do it by himself.
no the floppy disk rotate slower its because hard disk rotate faster then floppy disk