There are a number of new options for boot disks under Slackware 1.1.1.
Here's how the new system works:

-- 5.25" (1.2M) users:

   You must use a two disk boot system like before, only now both disks will
   use 1.2M format. Use RAWRITE.EXE under DOS, or dd under linux to copy the
   rootdisk (root12m) onto a blank formatted floppy disk. Then, choose a boot
   kernel from among those provided. You only need to use one - some support
   different devices, like QIC tape (although installation from tape is not
   yet supported), or Mitsumi and Sony non-SCSI CD ROM drives. 
   Copy the boot kernel onto a blank formatted floppy disk just like you did
   with the rootdisk. Don't worry about the size being less than 1.2M.

   When you boot the disk containing the boot kernel, you will be prompted to
   insert the rootdisk and continue with the installation. Only the A series
   is going to fit onto 5.25" disks, but once you've loaded the base system  
   you will be able to install the rest of it from your hard drive. Either 
   bring in the rest of the disk using a multi-volume tar, or use a comm
   program included on the A series to download the rest of the disks you need.

-- 3.5" (1.44M) users:

   You may either use a boot/root system like described above, or the 'uniboot'
   disk, a self loading rootdisk. If you're running a PS/1, Valuepoint, or any
   machine that requires you to pass options to LILO, you should use the 
   'uniboot' disk. Other users will prefer the boot/root system if they want
   an editor on their bootdisk. The extra space gained by removing the kernel
   from the rootdisk allowed the addition of 'elvis'.

All users:

   You may modify the rootdisks to suit your local network configuration, etc,
   if you wish. It is suggested that you back up the original disk first.

   The procedure involves booting the rootdisk using the "editroot" boot
   kernel instead of a standard one that would load the rootdisk into RAM 
   making any changes temporary. 

   Just copy the "editroot" kernel to a floppy using RAWRITE or dd, boot it,
   and use it to mount your rootdisk. Once you've made your changes, type 
   "umount -a ; sync" and remove the disk when drive activity ceases.

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   A new "install from a mounted directory" option has been added to the
   'setup' install script. If you use it, don't try to mount your source under
   /mnt or any other location that 'setup' might need. Instead, just make a new
   directory for your mount point.

   Because of changes that were made to the install script to allow this option,
   some users may experience difficulty if they abort an installation and then
   try to run 'setup' again without rebooting. If this happens to you, just type
   "umount -a" before re-running 'setup'.

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Good luck!

Patrick Volkerding
volkerdi@ftp.cdrom.com