From: Matthew Dharm <mdharm-kernel@one-eyed-alien.net>
To: "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>
Cc: David Ford <david+cert@blue-labs.org>,
linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-usb-users] Re: Linux booting from USB HD / USB interface devices
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 15:32:30 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020802153230.E31990@one-eyed-alien.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33L2.0208021348560.14068-100000@dragon.pdx.osdl.net>; from rddunlap@osdl.org on Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 02:03:02PM -0700
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On Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 02:03:02PM -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> My turn for a question:
> What files do I need to copy to a USB boot disk to be able to
> successfully boot a Linux kenrel?
> I'm already building the kernel with usb-storage support and all of
> the required SCSI support in the kernel.
You should have a full linux install on that disk. It is, after all, going
to be the root fs.
> Won't I need to put the kernel as the primary boot image,
> i.e., don't use a boot loader on the USB storage device,
> since the boot loader won't have USB storage I/O capabilities?
Depends on your motherboard. Some BIOSes allow loaders like LILO to work
because they provide the translation between the int13h calls and the USB
stack.
Matt
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-08-02 22:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-07-27 18:15 David Ford
2002-07-27 21:49 ` Matthew Dharm
2002-07-28 15:40 ` David Ford
2002-07-28 19:33 ` Matthew Dharm
2002-08-02 21:03 ` [Linux-usb-users] " Randy.Dunlap
2002-08-02 22:32 ` Matthew Dharm [this message]
2002-07-29 13:02 ` Roger Larsson
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