Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 3 Dec 2003 18:34:57 +0100 | From | Mikael Pettersson <> | Subject | Re: Bugs in linux-2.6.0-test11/README |
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David Balazic writes: > 2.6.0-test11/README says : > > If you want > to make a boot disk (without root filesystem or LILO), insert a floppy > in your A: drive, and do a "make bzdisk". > > Wasn't that feature (booting without LILO or other boot loader ) removed ? > At least http://www.kniggit.net/wwol26.html says so.
Yes, but 'make bzdisk' was reimplemented to use a proper bootloader: syslinux. You'll need mtools and syslinux-2.06 or later.
I'm also using this approach with 2.4 kernels now, since it eliminates the annoying kernel size limitation of the old built-in loader.
> For some, this is on a floppy disk, in which case you can copy the > kernel bzImage file to /dev/fd0 to make a bootable floppy.
Straight copy won't work any more, that's a README bug. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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