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Booting newly compiled kernel

  • 22-12-2001 8:33am
    #1
    Patrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭


    I've just compile the latest linux kernel altho I want to boot my system using a floppy disk. I've read through the how-to and tried 'make bzImage' and I tried 'dd if=bzImage of=/dev/fd0' but each time when I reboot with the floppy in I get 'Loading.....................................................' and allot more dots tilll it reboots itself.

    Any help appreciated


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  • #2
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    umm have you tried
    make bzdisk?


  • #3
    Patrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭Patrick


    Yes and it compiles grand and puts something on the floppy I've in the drive. Then I reboot with the floppy in of course and it says:
    'Loading....................' with about 2 lines of dots and then reboots the system.
    If I left it, it would keep 'Loading.....' and rebooting.


  • #4
    moist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 296 ✭✭moist


    I probably can't find your root device...
    does it give any errors after all the .... (dots) ?

    try using rdev to change the root device of the kernel on the floppy,
    so, if your current root is (say) /dev/hda5

    rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hda5


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