Re: Various way to build the kernel?

[xerces8]

Hi!

As far as I know, floppy boot support was removed from the kernel a while ago.
You need to (in case of booting from floppy) use a regular bootloader,
like GRUB, LILO, etc...

You would maybe get better help on the linux-kernel mail list (LKML on google).

Regards,
David

-----Original Message-----
From: jmcdowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: linux-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:25:41 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Re: Various way to build the kernel?

>   While I have contacted them about other things, I have not on this
> issue.  I will go in that direction, as it's good advice.
>   I did determine that the process is taking place when the kernel is
> built.  However, I cannot seem to locate all the same utils and includes
> as the 2.4 lnxi kernels.
>   For the record, I am trying to boot etherboot nodes into a PXE capable
> cluster.  It will send out etherboot packages if need be.  But I have to
> be able to get them accept and boot the package. Mknbi, it doesn't like
> that, and mkelf-image it doesn't like those either.  I am fairly certain
> that once I get the kernel correct.  The way I have already come up with
> will work, as I can repackage LNXI kernels and the images boot fine. 
> Well, they load the kernel and then hang anyway.
> 
>  Thanks,
> 
>  Joshua
> 
> 
> > On Fri, 2009-02-27 at 10:45 -0700, jmcdowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >> Yes, I have tried to use the standard built kernels, and the ebi payload
> >> loads up, and gets to the kernel.  Then it stops, without loading
> >
> > What are you booting with?  Is it PXE + pxelinux, or ?   There are
> > HOWTOs and FAQs about all kind of network booting, which mention the
> > required utilities and steps.
> >
> > There is the mknbi utility, the man page might be helpful.
> >
> >>   So it doesn't like that either..  I am still hacking away at this, in
> >> trying to figure out what LNXI did that was different than the rest of
> >> the world.
> >
> > Have you tried contacting them?
> > --
> > Jeremy Jackson
> > Coplanar Networks
> > (519)489-4903
> > http://www.coplanar.net
> > jerj@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> 
> 
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