> You need a newer version of loadlin, at least 1.6a I think (don't have the
^^^^^^^ ^^^^
YES.
> info here). Check ftp://elserv.ffm.fgan.de/pub/linux/loadlin-1.6/ for it.
A better URL would be
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/loadlin/update-1.6a/loadlin.exe.gz
(please), because ftp.suse.com has a _much_ better connection than elserv.
> Documentation/initrd.txt should mention this requirement; I offered some
It is mentioned in Documentation/Changes anyway, which IMHO is the first
place to look at for changes that broke old applications.
... and further more, Documentation/Changes is mentioned in linux/README.
Hans
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