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Description of Problem: mkbootdisk fails to make a bootable floppy because there is not enough space on device Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How Reproducible: Sometimes, but not always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. build any system needing an "initrd" file 2. this system fails to make a bootable disk at installation time 3. later, this system cannot make a bootable floppy at run time Actual Results: mkbootdisk can't fit boot files on a 1.44 Mb floppy Expected Results: Trim down the requirements to the very minimal set (e.g. drop support for any non-root device), to have a "bootable" floppy. Additional Information: This event is not a true bug, since increased kernel sizes make this issue hopeless. It has already been spotted in several bugs numbers, in mkbootdisk or anaconda. "dietlibc" just helps to set this limit a step farther. Another fix could be to make a boot image on a broader set of support (zip, cd,...) or as a hd file that can be burned elsewhere. Maybe this palliative is already available, but as not been emphasized enough as this problem is more likely to occur?
We've added a --iso paramaeter in Red Hat Linux 8.0 so you can create a bootable iso image. Also, what we put on the boot disk has been trimmed a bit to save some space.