> the answer probably lies in the doslinux distribution to be found on
> ftp://tux.org
> the details are there in the readme (s). this distrib's files are copied to
> the dos file structure. (as in dos/win 3.1 ...) I don't remember what you
> want to use it for so I can't be sure, but this one installs into a loop
> file system residing as a file in the dos structure. the first step in this
> is a small system which runs in a ramdisk, and loads from the dos prompt
> using loadline. The kernel could be any you choose, whatever features are
> desired. The small system is used to do the setup of the loop system.
> I've found it valuable as a testing and repair tool.
>
> If the system can presently access the zip drive the doslinux files could be
> copied to that system. If you have the kernel already that can access the
> zip drive once the kernel is loaded... that would be the kernel to use.
> It would also need to support ramdisk and loop file system.
> Once the ramdisk system could mount the zip drive, then you can run fdisk
> on the 72 meg drive and create the linux filesystem and swap partitions and
> then move the linux image over.
> THe scary part of this is that if it doesn't boot thereafter I don't know
> how to get it back up again.......
>
I've finally managed to do this. It was easier than I thought. Just
putting a kernel with support for the ZIP drive, and using loadlin from
DOS did the trick!
> is this a real hard drive, or is one of those solid state drives that
> emulates a DOS file system? If it's one of the latter I suggest you run
> the linux as a loop system residing on the DOS file system. There is a
> little penalty in performance, but nothing as bad as having to rewrite the
> file system emulation software roms... to get linux to come up all you have
> to do is use autoexec.bat to call loadline linux loader, it works slick.
>
It's a DiskOnChip (solid state). but I've managed to find the Linux MTD
project (http://www.infradead.org), where they're working on drivers for
these disks. I'm right now going to do the first test with these
drivers.
And as you said, I don't know neither how to get this system back again
if it fails.
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