Bruce Perens wrote:
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> From: Erv Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Well, i had trouble booting a toshiba tecra with bzImages except via
> > loadlin. The solution was to use a simple zImage instead of the
> > bzImage. Now, lilo, syslinux, etc all work.
>
> I'd rather fix the software bug that prev
Erv Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Bruce Perens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'd rather fix the software bug that prevents bzImage from working on
> > some computers. Thus, I need good data on what those computers are,
> > and I need people with those computers to test new boot floppies.
>
Bruce Perens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'd rather fix the software bug that prevents bzImage from working on
> some computers. Thus, I need good data on what those computers are,
> and I need people with those computers to test new boot floppies.
Sounds good to me. I'll check the model number
From: Erv Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Well, i had trouble booting a toshiba tecra with bzImages except via
> loadlin. The solution was to use a simple zImage instead of the
> bzImage. Now, lilo, syslinux, etc all work.
I'd rather fix the software bug that prevents bzImage from working on
some c
Bruce Perens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> From: Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Tried it, and it hangs when booting bzImage from the hard drive too.
>
> Please tell me exactly what ThinkPad model this is.
I believe it's a 365X (16MB, ~800MB drive).
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From: Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Tried it, and it hangs when booting bzImage from the hard drive too.
Please tell me exactly what ThinkPad model this is.
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Bruce
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Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bruce Perens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Install a bzImage kernel on the hard disk using LILO, and see if it will
> > boot. If it boots, it's only a problem with the floppy bootstrap. All of
> > our kernels are bzImage, so that should be easy to test.
Bruce Perens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Install a bzImage kernel on the hard disk using LILO, and see if it will
> boot. If it boots, it's only a problem with the floppy bootstrap. All of
> our kernels are bzImage, so that should be easy to test.
Tried it, and it hangs when booting bzImage fro
> What would I need to do to test this if I get the machine back?
Install a bzImage kernel on the hard disk using LILO, and see if it will
boot. If it boots, it's only a problem with the floppy bootstrap. All of
our kernels are bzImage, so that should be easy to test.
Thanks
Bruc
Bruce Perens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Is this when booting from the floppy only, or from hard disk too?
> I suspect a software bug in SysLinux, the floppy bootstrap. Once I
> get some more data from you I will take it up with H. Peter Anvin,
> the SysLinux author.
Hmm. I don't have access t
Rob, Steve, and Co.,
Is this when booting from the floppy only, or from hard disk too?
I suspect a software bug in SysLinux, the floppy bootstrap. Once I
get some more data from you I will take it up with H. Peter Anvin,
the SysLinux author.
Thanks
Bruce
Rob Browning wrote:
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>
Rob Browning wrote:
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> I had posted earlier about a problem getting Debian 1.2/1.3 installed
> on a 365x thinkpad. Several solutions were offered and in the end it
> turned out that the people claiming that some thinkpads could not
> handle the bzImage format were correct. It was not the
> "flo
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