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#1 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 08:26 PM

Is there a trick with Syslinux to put
the kernel and the initial ramdisk
on separate diskettes?

Thanks a lot.

john

#2 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 08:26 PM

In article <36361069.0408221148.18be9351@posting.google.com >,
hrdo@myrealbox.com (john hrdo) writes:
> Is there a trick with Syslinux to put
> the kernel and the initial ramdisk
> on separate diskettes?

use the `prompt_ramdisk=' Argument

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MFG Gernot

#3 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 08:27 PM

G.Fink@gmx.net (Gernot Fink) wrote

> use the `prompt_ramdisk=' Argument

Thanks. I have checked that up and it seems
that the initial ramdisk has then to be a

raw ext2 image

I do have a gzipped file (e.g. minifs.gz)
but if I just write it to a DOS diskette
it surely is not raw ext2.

Could you help and tell me how it is done?

Regards

john

#4 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 08:27 PM

On 25 Aug 2004 13:13:30 -0700, john hrdo <hrdo@myrealbox.com> wrote:
>
>
> G.Fink@gmx.net (Gernot Fink) wrote
>
>> use the `prompt_ramdisk=' Argument
>
>
> Thanks. I have checked that up and it seems
> that the initial ramdisk has then to be a
>
> raw ext2 image
>
> I do have a gzipped file (e.g. minifs.gz)
> but if I just write it to a DOS diskette
> it surely is not raw ext2.
>
> Could you help and tell me how it is done?
>
>
> Regards
>
> john

dd if=minifs.gz of=/dev/fd0 bs=1028

Or something like that.

You don't mount the floppy and will probably have to do it
as root.

AC

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