Making a floppy image from scratch

I am looking for a tool which can take a directory of files and a boot sector and assemble a floppy disk image (just like mkisofs).
Currently I have done this by:
-creating a filesystem on a real floppy
-installing GRUB on to it
-dding an image
-mounting the image with loopback
The problem is, I can't use the loopback method on computers other than my own (because 'only root can do that'). And I would prefer to generate a fresh image each time.
Any ideas appreciated.

Here's a cool method with flexibility:
http://imovie08.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-to-capture-still-image-from-clip.html
Thanks Aaron...
Rick

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Originally Posted by craig_wilson
#1 - So long as PXE is enabled in the BIOS, each time a device boots it
checks in with the PXE server for Work To Do. In this case it will be
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On 8/5/2011 5:26 PM, motc7 wrote:
>
> Currently, the way that I capture and restore images is through the bash
> prompt in the linux kernel.
>
> I know there is a way to capture an image of a device via the ZCM. We
> currently use the ZCM 10.3.1 version. I just had a few questions after
> reading some documentation on this.
>
> 1. Am I understanding that you can setup a particular device to take
> an image via the ZCM? If yes, do all I have to do is check the device,
> and click Take an image? If I do that, how or what causes Zenworks to
> start taking an image of the device I just selected?
>
> 2. Once I get the image, is it possible to apply that image to another
> device via the ZCM? If so, how?
>
> Thanks for all your help.
>
>
Craig Wilson - MCNE, MCSE, CCNA
Novell Knowledge Partner
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These thoughts may not be shared by either Novell or any rational human.
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Although I have a simple problem, i could not solve it yet.
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