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.
Thanks
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:
>
> 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
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
"floppy=thinkpad" problem. I didn't
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