On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Corvin Zahn wrote:
> > I've got a PC-like hardware (i386EX, 4MB Ram, 2MBFlash) and I want to put
> > the linux kernel and all what it needs to run a small system into the
> > flash.
...
> > Has anyone a hint for me, how to solve such a problem in general? The BIOS
> > code is available, so I can do some changes there, too, if needed.
>
> perhaps look at
>
> http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue33/0243.html
The driver mentioned in this article makes it possible to access the flash
when linux is already running.
The author boots DOS, configures a programmable keyboard and then starts linux
with loadlin.
Since we don't have a programmable keyboard we don't need a DOS except for
starting linux through loadlin. First this wastes a quater of the flash and
second, it needs money to buy licenses from Billy-Boy. No, I don't like this
solution.
I now try to solve the problem through generating a harddisk image consisting
of a partiton with loadlin and linux and a standard boot-block. The problem I
am facing now is the lack of a possibility to access a partition of a loop
back device through a device. But perhaps the offset option of losetup may
help...
Best Regards,
Lorenz Hahn.
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