---
name: "make-autoinst-disk"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "autoinstall"
version: "1.0"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/make-autoinst-disk"
---

# make-autoinst-disk(1)

create bootable autoinstaller floppy disk

## NAME

make-autoinst-disk - create bootable autoinstaller floppy disk

## SYNOPSIS

make-autoinst-disk

## DESCRIPTION

**make-autoinst-disk** creates a bootable floppy disk for the operating system autoinstaller. It formats a floppy disk, copies a kernel image to it, and then invokes [**update-autoinst-disk**(1)](/update-autoinst-disk/1.md). Before this command can be run, the [**make-autoinst-initrd**(1)](/make-autoinst-initrd/1.md) command must be run to create the necessary kernel and initrd information.

## ENVIRONMENT

- TMPDIR

  Temporary directory under which a directory is created to be used for construction of the ext2 filesystem.  If omitted, */tmp* is used.

## FILES

- *linux*

  A kernel image corresponding to the *kernel\_package* supplied to the **make-autoinst-initrd (1)** command is expected to be present.

- *initrd.gz*

  An initial ramdisk, typically created by [**make-autoinst-initrd**(1)](/make-autoinst-initrd/1.md), is expected to be present in the current directory.

- *conf/*

  A configuration directory for the autoinstaller is expected to be present in the current directory.

## AUTHOR

Jeff Licquia et al. for Progeny Linux Systems.

## SEE ALSO

[**make-autoinst-initrd**(1)](/make-autoinst-initrd/1.md), [**update-autoinst-disk**(1)](/update-autoinst-disk/1.md)