I have a .ifs file already made with a stripped down version of QNX 6.2. I want to be able to boot from this but I’m not sure how I can do this? Do I just copy the file onto a Floppy Disk and boot from there or do I have to create an image of some sort.
Sorry I’m new to this so please help
Thanks
If this is an existing system:
If you just want to change an existing system, you can copy the new .ifs file over the existing .boot file in the root dir.
BUT DO THIS WITH CAUTION!!!
You will notice that when your system boots, you see a message “Hit esc for altboot”
This allows you to recover if your new file does not work for some reason.
So the procedure would be:
If this is a new system, or you just want to try out your boot file on a floopy, you need to format the floppy
using ‘dinit’
The help pages are pretty good for this, I suggest you have a read.