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4. `build-floppy.sh`
5. `build-modules.sh`
On my machine (Ryzen 1700x, 16GB RAM), building the toolchain takes around ten minutes; building Linux takes around a minute, and the remaining steps take less than a minute each.
After successful execution of all scripts, you should have `floppy.img` (boot image) and `modules.img` (modules). These can be `dd`'d to a 1.44M 3.5" floppy disk.
## Booting the system
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Notes:
* Once the system is booted, the boot floppy is no longer needed.
* Once the system is booted, the boot floppy can be removed.
* root's password is `toor`.
* Mount the modules floppy to `/lib/modules`; then, use `modprobe` for loading and unloading.
* The `msdos` module may need to be loaded to read MS-DOS/FAT floppies.
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