Messages in this thread | | | From | Gerd Knorr <> | Date | Thu, 3 Jun 1999 20:48:59 +0200 | Subject | Re: [OT] Bootable CD [Re: 2.3 wish: integrate pcmcia into mainstream |
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In lists.linux.kernel, you wrote: > > From the manual of mkisofs : > On Thu, 3 Jun 1999 bero@mandrakesoft.com wrote: > > > How? Last time I tried, mkisofs refused to create a bootable CD from an > > image bigger than a disk... > From the manual of mkisofs : > -b boot_image > [...] The boot image must be exactly > the size of either a 1.2, 1.44, or a 2.88 meg > floppy, and mkisofs will use this size when creat > ing the output iso9660 filesystem. [...] > > I don't know if that's a limitation of mkisofs or of the El Torito/BIOS > specification,
BIOS limit. The size must be *exactly* one of the three mentioned values. With 2.88 meg you'll have plenty of space, thats enouth for a compressed kernel and a compressed initrd with > 4MB space.
Gerd
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