Hubert FAUQUE wrote: > > I tried to make a boot floppy by copying the kernel on the floppy: > cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage /dev/fd0 > it works except that when I boot from the floppy my Adaptec 1542 > isn't recognized at boot; when I boot with the same kernel from the > hard disk the 1542 is recognized without problems; > I am sure it's the same kernel on the floppy and the hard disk > and the Adaptec support is built-in the kernel and it's not a module. > > does somebody as an idea of what's happening?
Are you sure you aren't passing parameters to the kernel when you boot with LILO? Check the file /etc/lilo.conf for lines of the form "APPEND=<options list>". -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]