Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > > fd0h1440 floppies boot as expected. > > > > Unfortunately, I'm working on a system that cannot boot from CD-ROM ;< > > You could boot from a 1440 floppy and run from CD-Rom...I do that a lot when > I'm testing (easier/faster to edit the floppy than burn a new CD!).
Yes, I do. However, there ain't much room left for backing up stuff ;< Hence my desire for larger formats . . . > > This same system previously ran Edge/ThinLinux firewall on fd0u1680 and > > fd0u1743 (when I could find media that would take this larger size) -- > > quite successfully. > > > > Now, regardless winimage (v6) or fdformat/mformat, larger formats take > > 10-15 minutes to load root.lrp and linux -- and the resulting system is > > *NOT* stable! > > > > No, there are no errors during boot. Nor are there errors -- on these > > floppies -- during format. > > > > Is this and issue with syslinux v1.62? > > If it worked better previously, this could be a problem with syslinux 1.62, > or your BIOS, or some wierd interaction between the two. You might try > using the syslinux version that worked well previously. Is there any reason that you chose v1.62? -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 888.250.3987 Dare to fix things before they break . . . Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
