Thanks for a quick answer Charles.
my syslinux.cfg is: ============================================================ display syslinux.dpy timeout 0 default linux initrd=initrd.lrp init=/linuxrc rw root=/dev/ram0 boot=/dev/hda1:msdos PKGPATH=/dev/hda1 LRP=root,etc,local,modules,iptables,keyboard,shorwall,ulogd,dnscache,weblet ============================================================ and I do not have either pkgpath.cfg or lrpkg.cfg. I realise that your 'how-to' was not written for Bering, but no risk, no fun :-) I found the floppy version so good that I wanted to expand it with fetchmail & VPN etc. This is tricky on a floppy. Pure chance that I first chose Bering, maybe I'll try Dachstein if this doesn't work ;-). The Shorewall rules are easy for me to read and manipulate as they have a resemblance to the layout of Check Point which I know very well.
Bering will run just fine off a hard-disk, so no need to back-pedel to Dachstein. It looks like your syslinux.cfg file should work, assuming your LRP stuff is actually on /dev/hda1. Depending on how you formatted the drive, you might need to use a different partition number, or possibly even the raw device (ie: /dev/hda, if you foramtted with a floppy-type partition table that doesn't have more than one entry, which is common with things like zip drives and occasionally flash cards).
I suggest booting a 'rescue' disk (could be a bering floppy, tomsrtbt, your favorite linux disto's CD boot/recvoery disk, or whatever). Check the partition table on the drive, and verify you can mount it as /dev/hd(something). When you've got the right device and mount paramters, add them to your bering syslinux.cfg file, and everything should work OK. If you're still having problems at that point, post details to the list and we'll try to figure it out.
Also, IIRC there's a section of the Bering users guide that goes over getting setup to boot from a HDD:
http://leaf.sourceforge.net/doc/guide/bubooting.html
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