Many combinations do not work. Use DOS6.22 and FDISK that comes with it. You can get a DOS6.22 boot floppy image from www.putergeek.com. syslinux 1.75 works with this. Most problems are due ti fdisk. This combination works sureshot. I've made many copies of syslinux and DOS for such use.
Mohan >David Nist wrote: > >>Good Evening all >> >>I have recently replaced the CF card in my Openbrick 520E. The new >>compact flash card is a blank. I have tried several methods to create a >>bootable bearing partition on it but have had no luck. I can access it >>thorough a Sandisk card reader and can even transfer files back and >>forth under Red Hat. However, I'm at a loss as to how to get the Brick >>to boot from the CF card. Any help would be very much appreciated. >> >>Specs: Openbrick 520E, http://www.storever.com 256 RAM, no hard drive, >>and an exact duplicate replacement 265 MB A-1 Compact Flash Card that >>came with the unit. >> >>Thanks ahead of time. >> >>David Nist >> >> > >You can do this under linux or dos. I usually >boot a DOS boot disk (not a Windows boot disk). >fdisk >format c: >put the syslinux.com program on the dos diskette. >syslinux -s c: >under linux that would be >syslinux -s /dev/hda1 > >next boot the Bering bootable diskette. >Delete programs you will not use so you will have room for the making a >bigger initrd.lrp > >download and copy the modules in these instructions > >http://leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/jnilo/bubooting.html > >backup initrd > >reboot the bering diskette >mount -t msdos /dev/hda1 /mnt >cp the lrp files from the diskette to the compact flash > >take out the floppy and reboot onto the compact flash. > >Once I make one - I boot a Maxblast diskette to copy the whole partition into another compact flash on the other ide. That way I have a second copy of my cf for upgrading with minimum down time. > >-- >Victor McAllister > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.NET email is sponsored by: eBay >Great deals on office technology -- on eBay now! Click here: >http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user >SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: eBay Great deals on office technology -- on eBay now! Click here: http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
