Re: Writing to a boot floppy.

1997-03-01 Thread Kevin Dalley
Try make-kpkg -r=custom.1.0 kernel_image in /usr/src/linux, assuming that you have kernel-package installed. You may need a preformatted disk, depending upon the current state of kernel-package. After you create the official debian package, then install the package as usual dpkg -i

Re: Writing to a boot floppy. ( /dev/fd0u1440 anyone?)

1997-02-22 Thread Joost Kooij
> 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. Have you tried : cat /vmlinu

Re: Writing to a boot floppy.

1997-02-21 Thread Dale Scheetz
If you mount the boot floppy that you created when you installed your system (-t msdos) you will see that it contains various files. The file named linux on the floppy is the kernel image file. When you rebuild your kernel, you will find the new image file in linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage, if you bui

Re: Writing to a boot floppy.

1997-02-21 Thread Stelios Parnassidis
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 vmlinu

Re: Writing to a boot floppy.

1997-02-21 Thread Bob Clark
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