Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 30 Aug 1998 05:58:35 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Mike A. Harris" <> | Subject | Re: Problem booting Linux from 360KB disk |
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On Wed, 26 Aug 1998, Matthew D. Pitts wrote:
>> ... eroor messages during boot. >> I'm sure it is not a hardware problem as I can boot DOS from that floppy >> as well as booting LILO located there or load a from that floppy kernel >> by LILO (using the same floppy disk). >> >> I didn't find any information that booting Linux directly from a 360kB >> floppy is not supported. But it seems to be not supported. > >It's in the README in the kernel source for 2.0.2x and later. The following >is quoted from the README in 2.1.117. > >For some, this is on a floppy disk, in which case you can "cp > /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage /dev/fd0" to make a bootable > floppy. Please note that you can not boot a kernel by > directly dumping it to a 720k double-density 3.5" floppy. In this > case, it is highly recommended that you install LILO on your > double-density boot floppy or switch to high-density floppies. > > > >> Can anybody explain me what is the problem (I know that it is somewhere >> in bootsect.S), eventually how to fix it ? > >The problem is that 360kB drives are slightly obsolete and 1.2MB drives >can't properly emulate them, if I'm not mistaken. Just because the 360kB >drive is usable in DOS doesn't mean that Linux should support it.
BWAAHAHAHHHA! No offense, but... I didn't think that 360k disks EXISTED anymore! How about getting an LP presser, and pressing Linux onto a 78 speed vinyl LP? ;o)
HAHAHHAHA!
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