On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Bob Clark wrote:
> Make the target "zdisk" and you will have a boot floppy. > > Bubonic wrote: > > > > I recompiled my kernel today (without any major problems) to 2.027, > > however, I can't seem to figure out how to create a new boot floppy. I have > > tried: cp vmlinux /dev/fd0 to a DOS-formatted disk, but when I tried to > > reboot > > my computer, it didn't work. > > > > I assume that I am missing or forgetting something, but the books that I > > have > > and the FAQS and HOWTO's I have read have very little information on this. > > They tend to deal more with LILO, as opposed to booting off of a floppy. > > If you have access to the kernel sources, /usr/src/linux, then you may have a look at linux/Documentation/ramdisk.txt. It contains a nice, extensive story on how to build boot disks including compressed root images. Have fun Stelios Parnassidis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kapuzinerstr. 8, 80337 Muenchen, Germany, Tel. +49-089-7211505 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
