Usually loadling is started from a batch file. here's mine:
@echo off
c:\msdos\smartdrv.exe /C
C:\loadlin\loadlin zimage root=/dev/hdb1
zimage is a copy from your kernel (probably at
/boot/zImage
or /vmlinuz ) You do need to copy this file to loadlin's directory.
root=/dev/hdb1 specify's where the linux partion is.
Don't edit mtab. edit fstab with any editor you like,
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FYI alien also works the other way round. eg installing Debian packages
under Redhat.
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Shakespeare
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Okay, first, the loadlin. Can't find the right image to load! can't find
initrd, or vmlinux, or zimage. I'm at a loss with that, still booting off
floppy.
floppy contains:
ldlinux.sys
message.txt
linux
syslinux.cfg
should I put all in c:\linux, with loadlin? Which do I point loadlin to?
ldlinux.sys? the linux main is hda2 and the swap is hda3 and the boot disk
knows this and boots right in. Can I stick the boot disk onto "hda1" c:
either in a directory or in root, with loadlin, and use it that way?
second, how do I call up an editor, and how do I point it at fstab? I
still can't get anything resembling a GUI to load though I'm certain I have
all the x packages installed. It almost seems as though it doesn't access
the stuff written to hard drive, just keeps using the boot disk ramdrive to
function.
aliens--- still way beyond me. I can't even figure out how to get back to
bash when I type "cat" and it gives me a blank screen with blinking
horizontal line, one character large. Repeated multiple random keypressing
gets me back eventually. Can't remember with function key it was or if it
was a combination. I have terrible short term memory.
Ran into a bunch of that sort of thing. Would type name of something
listed in a directory then be unable to do anything until random keys
returned me to prompt.
Oh well, at least I experiment?
Shakespeare, loved it! thanks!
bye,
Yolanda
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