Just a hint: I now use loadlin.exe to start linux from DOS. I either stop
Windows by Restart with MS-DOS or whatever it is called or hit F8 during
Windows startup and choose DOS mode only which takes just a jiffy too. Then
I manually run *.bat file but it could be done automatically using
autoexec.bat too. It is well described in some howto, let me know if you are
interested.
> > I have linux installed on a WIN95 machine and I boot
> > with a boot disk. I have set up the boot disk to
> > use LILO. It works, but loading the kernel off the
> > floppy takes minutes, literally.
> >
> > One day I used 'dd' to transfer a copy of the kernel
> > onto another floppy without LILO and the kernel
> > transfers off the floppy in about 30 to 40 seconds.
> >
> > Would someone be kind enough to explain what makes
> > such a difference? Did I make a mistake with the
> > LILO disk or is this to be expected?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Jim
> >
> In a typical lilo setup, lilo will pause for some time to see if you
> want to give it additional instructions, extra kernel boot parameters,
> for instance. You can set it up so it doesn't, if you like. If you are
> holding a shift key when it types LILO, it will ask for instructions
> anyway. lilo then needs to read the map file to see where the kernel
> image is on the floppy, then it has to read each piece. (it might be
> fragmented).
>
> In a raw kernel boot floppy, the kernel image is just in a fixed
> position in the beginning sectors of the floppy. Yhe kernel bootloader
> program only has to be able to boot from a raw floppy, and it can read
> the floppy in chunks of 1 track each, so yes, it is typically a bit
> faster. OTOH, she had warts, and it has no provision to accept extra
> boot parameters. You can't use it to mount a rescue floppy (unless you
> have used rdev to set the root device to /dev/fd0, and then you can't
> use it to mount the normal root partition until you use rdev again), or
> boot to maintenance mode. Also, a raw boot floppy has _zero_ tolerance
> for bad blocks.
>
> If your lilo floppy is really slow, maybe if you will show us the
> lilo.conf file you used to make it, we might be able to point out some
> of the reasons why.
>
> Or you can read the lilo README that comes with the lilo source (maybe a
> copy is in /usr/doc[s]/lilo) to see what it's got to go through to be
> able to boot any conceivable kernel (and initrd, if need be) from any
> conceivable medium.
>
> Lawson
>
>
> Hanlon's Razor:
> Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by
> stupidity.
>
>
>
>
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