Billy: Here's what I would try.
1) Check if the kernel image really is corrupt. Does the size on your CF disk match
the size of the downloaded image? Does an "fc /b image1 image2" (for dos) or a "diff
image1 image2" (for linux) succeed? Also try copying the kernel image on your CF disk
to a previously working LRP floppy and verify you can boot from that. If you get the
same message from your floppy boot test then the image really is corrupt. For a
vice/versa test, copy the kernel image from your working LRP floppy to the CF disk and
try booting that.
2) Stupid tricks to try - is your kernel image named "linux"? When copying to the CF
disk, did you use "copy /b" or "xcopy"? When you boot from floppy, can you mount the
CF disk and access it from linux without errors?
Hopefully this will give you some idea as to what's wrong. Good luck!
-Roland
Quoting Billy Jacobs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> I am actually trying to do the same thing, taking an Eiger disk and
> make it bootable off a 32MB CF disk. I have followed the directions
> from Charles's IDE HD HOWTO, however, I am getting "Invalid or corrupt
> kernel image", immediately after it displays syslinux.dpy.
>
> Under DOS, I fdisk'ed, formatted, copied the LRP files, then syslinuxed
> the C: drive. I am using syslinux 1.42 on my dos diskette (which is
> the same version as on my lrp diskette). I am have tried using
> syslinux with and without the -s switch. I have downloaded his
> 2.2.16-1-LRP-386-noFPU-IDE-zImage kernel multiple times and transferred
> it to the CF disk, all to no avail. When booting from my dos diskette
> (win98, ugh), i can view the C: drive and it looks correct (made
> changes to syslinux.cfg to point boot and PKGPATH to /dev/hda1). I
> have the CF set as the primary master.
>
> The only thing that I can think of, which I dont think is the cause, is
> the fact that its a really old BIOS, where there is no "auto" sense of
> the IDE drive. You need to either choose from a preset HD
> configuration (heads, cylinders, etC), or manually set your own values.
> I experimented with all the ballpark 32MB IDE settings, and found one,
> which at least reads the boot sector of the CF and displays the
> syslinux.dpy...could it be that I am using an incorrect IDE settings?
> Like I said, in DOS I can still do a dir on c:
>
> Any ideas? Help would be appreciated...feel like I am so
> close...thanks.
>
> Billy
>
> --- Chris Carbaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Linux has all the tools needed (not sure about marking the partition
> > bootable though).
> >
> > My personal preference on this sort of thing is a DOS boot disk
> > (created from Win9x).
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Ricardo Kleemann wrote:
> > > Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 13:20:29 -0700 (PDT)
> > > To: Chris Carbaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > From: Ricardo Kleemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: Re: [LRP] How to make CF disk bootable
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Can this be done from linux (rather than windows?)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Chris Carbaugh wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > First you need to partition/format the CF just like any other
> > > drive.
> > > > You didn't say what size CF you're using, but I have had problems
> > > with
> > > > Syslinux booting from a partition larger than 32MB.
> > > >
> > > > Once you have your FAT partition created (and set bootable), just
> > > copy
> > > > the contents of your floppy to the CF card (should be c: under
> > > DOS).
> > > > Next "syslinux c:". (In my experience, setting up syslinux works
> > > best
> > > > from DOS.)
> > > >
> > > > Good luck,
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Ricardo Kleemann wrote:
> > > > > Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 12:04:49 -0700 (PDT)
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > From: Ricardo Kleemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Subject: [LRP] How to make CF disk bootable
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi everyone,
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm using the PC Engines CF - IDE adapter. The CF disk is
> > > properly
> > > > > recognized as a small IDE disk.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm trying to figure out how to make it bootable. I thought
> > maybe
> > > > > just
> > > > > doing a dd from a working LRP floppy would work, but I was
> > > mistaken.
> > > > >
> > > > > So I have a working LRP floppy with my configured system, and I
> > > want
> > > > > to
> > > > > transfer that into the CF disk and make that bootable.
> > > > >
> > > > > I tried to find something in the hard disk howto but didnt see
> > > > > anything
> > > > > relevant. I don't think I need any special drivers, the CF disk
> > > is
> > > > > seen as
> > > > > a regular hard disk.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm currently using Eigerstein2Beta off a floppy only. What do
> > I
> > > need
> > > > > to
> > > > > do now?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Ricardo
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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