Op 2-5-2012 20:41, kurt godel schreef: > Now that you mention it, I have been toying with the idea of a "linux > startup disk" that would be comparable in size to a '98 startup disk'; > problem is, I am too dumb to figure out how to take a > vmlinuz and boot it up. I assume the vmlinuz has a minimal number of > built in functions like the proverbial dos kernel. I am not fanatical > about having it fit on a floppy, though a 2.88 image > would allow emulation mode iso, etc.
http://lennartb.home.xs4all.nl/linux.html has plenty of pointers for creating your own minimalist Linux bootdisk. Personally, I'm still looking for a minimalistic Linux distro that contains GCC. Somewhere around 500MB to 1GB maximum. > So, nuts and bolts: if I download the latest vmlinuz, how do I boot > it? I mean that in a comparable sense to booting a dos > kernel.Richard<wb2...@gmail.com <mailto:wb2...@gmail.com>>. If you have a recently modern machine that allows booting from USB, get a cheap USB flash drive and install Linux to it. A tool like RUFUS can help you if you happen to run Windows. I don't think a real rescue disk for Linux exists, likely considered a security risk. Bernd PS: http://lennartb.home.xs4all.nl/coreboot/coreboot.html for more fun, especially on a tiny 80486 board like [ http://bifferos.co.uk/ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
