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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. > So, was my mail enough or should I report this issue(s) somewhere else. mail address, bugzilla ? I'll look into bugzilla.kernel.org and report it there, unless i'm told otherwise. Regards, David - 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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