Int Eger wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> i've got some problems with installing linux... i've got a running linux
> system on my Pentium 120, 48Mb RAM that's Redhat 6.0..
> and i want Linux on my old 386sx 16Mhz 6Mb RAM 40Mb HD... that's rather
> minimal.. so i compiled a new kernel on my Pentium, put the bzImage file on
> a disk, and booted the 386 with that disk... startup seems going nice and
> well, but then i get a 'kernel panic' message, saying that i should
> initialise the INIT-parameter... i don't know how to pass this parameter to
> the kernel when booting from a floppy...
You created a boot floppy, but you don't have a root floppy.
init is the programm that starts the real system, like config.sys
& autoexec.bat. It's a little like a DOS floppy with command.com.
You'll have to make a root floppy aswell. Either read the
Boot-DISK howto or use a the floppy-images on the RedHat CD and
replace the kernel. For your older machine you might want to try
the Slackware boot&root disks. There better suited for old hardware.
> and another question is how i can make the right partitions on that 386, it
> runs DOS 6.22 for the moment...
Do you want to keep DOS on it?
If not you can just remove the partition with fdisk and also
use fdisk to make new ones for Linux.
If you want to keep DOS you'll have to use a partition splitter.
for example Partition Magic or fips. fips comes with RedHat.
DEFRAG YOUR HARDDISK BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE!!!
After you have properly DEFRAGED YOUR HARDDISK just run fips
and it will guide you through splitting off as much as you like.
Next delete the newly created partition with fdisk and run
scandisk on the remaining partition (C:).
Start the Linux installation programm and have Linux create
it's own partitions. You really should create a swap partition
on a computer with this little RAM. 6-10 MB seems appropriate.
BTW, I really advise you NOT to try RedHat 6 with this machine.
Slackware is the better choice for such a small harddisk.
> euh... then i still got another questions... suppose i get this 386 runnning
> linux, then is it possible to login from the 386 on the pentium using a
> laplink-cable ?
Yes, I do it all the time. It's pretty trivial. Read PLIP section
from the Network HOWTO.
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