From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264585AbTLGV6Q (ORCPT ); Sun, 7 Dec 2003 16:58:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264588AbTLGV6Q (ORCPT ); Sun, 7 Dec 2003 16:58:16 -0500 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.224.249]:19906 "EHLO main.gmane.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264585AbTLGV6O (ORCPT ); Sun, 7 Dec 2003 16:58:14 -0500 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Adrian Knoth Subject: [PATCH 2.6] floppy-statement in linux/README Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 21:58:11 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, I wanted to boot my laptop from floppy and found a wrong statement in the README. Patch follows. (I'm not very amused about this decision, I was really used to this feature) --- linux/README Fri Oct 10 16:36:40 2003 +++ linux-new/README Sun Dec 7 22:50:57 2003 @@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ image (found in .../linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage after compilation) to the place where your regular bootable kernel is found. - For some, this is on a floppy disk, in which case you can copy the - kernel bzImage file to /dev/fd0 to make a bootable floppy. + Please keep in mind that you cannot use "dd if=bzImage of=/dev/fd0" + to make a bootable floppy. You'll have to use LILO or syslinux in + addition. If you boot Linux from the hard drive, chances are you use LILO which uses the kernel image as specified in the file /etc/lilo.conf. The -- mail: adi@thur.de http://adi.thur.de PGP: v2-key via keyserver Du hast MEHRFACH in verschiedene Gruppen gepostet. DAS IST BOESE!