[PATCH 2.6] floppy-statement in linux/README
From: Adrian Knoth (adi_at_drcomp.erfurt.thur.de)
Date: 12/07/03
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To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 21:58:11 +0000 (UTC)
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
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