[740] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Boot Kernels
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Weller)
Wed Nov 1 20:08:58 1995
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 16:20:16 +0100 (MEZ)
From: Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>
To: "Leonard N. Zubkoff" <lnz@dandelion.com>
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <199511010025.QAA07540@dandelion.com>
On Tue, 31 Oct 1995, Leonard N. Zubkoff wrote:
> As far as I understand it, it's not possible to provide any kernel command line
> options when booting off floppy to install a system. If I am incorrect in
> this, someone please correct me.
This is true when you just copy the kernel image to the disk (aka make
zdisk). The bootloader packed on top of that (actually any kernel image)
is far too stupid to parse for such options.
However, it should be possible to make a filesystem (say minix) on that disk.
copy the image on that disk and install lilo on it. This way you could
even store more on the disk if you like. (but you don't have to, just a
bare kernel and lilo's loaders should suffice when you do not want to use
the same disk as root). That will give you the full flexibility of lilo but
on a bootdisk and is a fairly common practice.
The SAR package (at least the version I used) can be used as an example.
(eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de or eowmob@pollux.exp-math.uni-essen.de
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