On 7/9/07, lists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > anirudh vij wrote: > > hi, > > there was this post on lkml. > > http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/2e93ea341d45b22c > > though the post may not be relevant see this line : > > "" > > > > Is the boot-from-floppy code here still usable, even though booting from > > floppy is no longer supported? > > > > "" > > > > i may be quoting out of context.plz corrext me in that case.
I don't care to add a small boot loader, as it takes nearly no space on the disk. I want just to kernel smaller and smaller with some hacks, like noted here UPXed :) > > > > > FWIW, most newer systems do not include a floppy drive around here, so > booting from floppy isn't an option unless you buy a drive and install > it as an "after market" modification. I even get odd looks when I take a > floppy into a print shop and get the file on it printed, it seems I'm > the only one they ever see who uses floppies instead of thumb drives now. How weird is that? High quality pics are larger than 1.44M ;) I have some HD Pictures that are 3.5 MB, so a CD/DVD/USB pendrive is required for a single foto ;) Tijnema -- Vote for PHP Color Coding in Gmail! -> http://gpcc.tijnema.info -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
