Problem booting Linux from 360KB disk

Andrzej Krzysztofowicz (ankry@green.mif.pg.gda.pl)
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 12:51:24 +0200 (CEST)

Hi,
I tried to create a non-lilo Linux bootdisk with kernel 2.0.36pre6 and
earlier 2.0.3x on a 360 KB 5 1/4" floppy disk by dd-ing a kernel directly
to a floppy. I tried to use 360kB as well as 1.2 MB drive - and
it doesn't work :(

In each case I've got

0400
0400
... eroor messages during boot.
I'm sure it is not a hardware problem as I can boot DOS from that floppy
as well as booting LILO located there or load a from that floppy kernel
by LILO (using the same floppy disk).

I didn't find any information that booting Linux directly from a 360kB
floppy is not supported. But it seems to be not supported.

Can anybody explain me what is the problem (I know that it is somewhere
in bootsect.S), eventually how to fix it ?

Regards
Andrzej

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