Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 23 Feb 2004 09:59:19 -0800 | From | "Randy.Dunlap" <> | Subject | Re: Is LOADLIN still viable for 2.6? |
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:54:40 +0000 robert of northworthige <bobh@n-cantrell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
| In article <20040223081138.50f03334.rddunlap@osdl.org>, Randy.Dunlap | <rddunlap@osdl.org> writes | >On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:05:58 -0500 "Martin Bogomolni" <martinb@www.igotu.com> | >wrote: | > | >| | > | >| Since it doesn't seem that Hans Lermen has been updating or maintaining | >| loadlin since the release of 2.4 is there anyone who is continuing to | >maintain | >| LOADLIN, or has it fallen by the wayside? Due to the nature of the system, | >| and a requirement for backwards compatibility and user interaction during | >| startup, I cannot use Peter Anvin's SYSLINUX linux loader which occurs too | >| early on in the process. | >| | >| Are there any other options to startup a linux environment from DOS? | > | >I don't know anything about it, but you might look at gujin: | > http://sourceforge.net/projects/gujin/ | > | >-- | >~Randy | >- | | Hans produced loadlin1.6c for Pat Volkerding, about slack 8.1 time | (kernel 2.4.18). I'm sure he'd rise to the challenge to update for 2.6 | if needed. | And... | I've just tried loadlin1.6c on a 2.6.2 kernel and it's come up fine | | Bob Hall | | There's also linld (??) from a russian guy IIRC.
Ah, that's why I couldn't find it, I was looking for 'ldlin'.
Yes, it's here: http://port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua/linux/linld/
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