questions about raw booting a kernel

[smeezekitty]

ok heres how it goes :
i just compiled the linux kernel 2.6
now i want to test it out without messing with my linux distro
is it possable to load and boot it from a floppy disk(ette)
without making changes to the hdd mbr?
wheres the kernel itself is on the hdd but it uses the floppy to boot it is this possable?

[Salmon Trout]

http://www.linfo.org/make_linux_boot_floppy.html