Windows XP install F6 floppy on USB thumb drive under Linux

Prerequisites (things to prepare in advance)

1. USB thumbdrive
2. F6 Floppy Driver files (*.sys, *.inf, *.cat, *.oem) for SATA/RAID controller from hardware vendor
3. Windows XP / 2003 Server installation disc
4. Floppy Image Creation Kit (it includes Boot CD Loader v2.0a1, Bart BFI and helper batch file).
5. Wine emulator

Step by step guide

Prepare image of floppy-to-CD boot switcher with integrated F6 Floppy Driver files for SATA/RAID controller

1. Extract contents of create_floppy_image.zip into /tmp.
2. Copy F6 Floppy Driver files from your hardware vendor (*.inf, *.sys, *.cat, *.oem) into /tmp/create_floppy_image/f6floppy/
3. cd into /tmp/create_floppy_image
4. Run
   wine cmd  create_floppy_image.cmd
   and make sure there are no error messages. If everything is OK, new file merged_floppy.img will be created in /tmp/create_floppy_image
5. Take in mind, that USB thumb drive will be erased, please, backup it first.
6. sudo dd if=/home/sasha/Download/create_floppy_image/merged_floppy.img of=/dev/sdf