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You will need to create a boot CD instead of a boot floppy.  You will need to first create an ISO image of the kernel and then burn it to a CD. To create the ISO image, use the mkbootdisk commadn with the --iso option:

 
# mkbootdisk --iso --device </path/boot.iso> $(uname -r)
     

Find the ID of your burner by issuing the command below:

 
# cdrecord -scanbus
     

After you have created the ISO image of the kernel and found your burner ID, you can then burn it to a CD with similar syntax:

 
# cdrecord -v dev=X,X,X </path/boot.iso>
     

Note: change 'X,X,X' to the ID values as shown by the output of the cdrecord -scanbus comamnd.