Re: Is LOADLIN still viable for 2.6?

["Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>]

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:54:40 +0000 robert of northworthige <bobh@n-cantrell.demon.co.uk> wrote:

| In article <20040223081138.50f03334.rddunlap@osdl.org>, Randy.Dunlap
| <rddunlap@osdl.org> writes
| >On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:05:58 -0500 "Martin Bogomolni" <martinb@www.igotu.com> 
| >wrote:
| >
| >| 
| > 
| >| Since it doesn't seem that Hans Lermen has been updating or maintaining
| >| loadlin since the release of 2.4 is there anyone who is continuing to 
| >maintain
| >| LOADLIN, or has it fallen by the wayside?   Due to the nature of the system,
| >| and a requirement for backwards compatibility and user interaction during
| >| startup, I cannot use Peter Anvin's SYSLINUX linux loader which occurs too
| >| early on in the process.
| >| 
| >| Are there any other options to startup a linux environment from DOS?
| >
| >I don't know anything about it, but you might look at gujin:
| >  http://sourceforge.net/projects/gujin/
| >
| >--
| >~Randy
| >-
| 
| Hans produced loadlin1.6c for Pat Volkerding, about slack 8.1 time
| (kernel 2.4.18). I'm sure he'd rise to the challenge to update for 2.6
| if needed. 
| And...
| I've just tried loadlin1.6c on a 2.6.2 kernel and it's come up fine
| 
| Bob Hall
| 
| There's also linld (??) from a russian guy IIRC.

Ah, that's why I couldn't find it, I was looking for 'ldlin'.

Yes, it's here:
  http://port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua/linux/linld/

--
~Randy