Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-10-01 Thread Guillaume Cottenceau
Eric BENARD / IFrance [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/files/blank.img 5dc68156a2ad1cc3c042c6f5c9b9f459 blank.img and tell me if that works? (it should) same problem, when I reach Hard drive detection, I have : An error

[Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Eric BENARD / IFrance
Hi, I'm trying to create an install floppy for Mandrake 8.2 or 9. I need to use a 2.4.19 kernel as ide in 2.4.18 has some bugs which prevent to use it with promise controlers. What I've done : mount the floppy, replace vmlinuz with the new one. And ... it doesn't boot . Do you know where I

Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Stphane Teletcha
Le Vendredi 27 Septembre 2002 15:53, Eric BENARD / IFrance a écrit : Hi, I'm trying to create an install floppy for Mandrake 8.2 or 9. I need to use a 2.4.19 kernel as ide in 2.4.18 has some bugs which prevent to use it with promise controlers. What I've done : mount the floppy, replace

Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Guillaume Cottenceau
Eric BENARD / IFrance [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, I'm trying to create an install floppy for Mandrake 8.2 or 9. I need to use a 2.4.19 kernel as ide in 2.4.18 has some bugs which prevent to use it with promise controlers. What I've done : mount the floppy, replace vmlinuz with the

Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Eric BENARD / IFrance
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: - compile your custom kernel with everything needed compiled in the kernel, not as a module (loop.o, ext3.o if needed, usb stuff, etc) may you please tell me what are the necessary options or send me a .config you are using ? Here is mine and it doesn't

Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Guillaume Cottenceau
Guillaume Cottenceau [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hum: - use blank.img I mean, create a boot floppy with blank.img - compile your custom kernel with everything needed compiled in the kernel, not as a module (loop.o, ext3.o if needed, usb stuff, etc) - put the vmlinuz on the

Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Eric BENARD / IFrance
Eric BENARD / IFrance wrote: # CONFIG_FB_VESA is not set here is the problem. now it it works ;-) eric

Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Guillaume Cottenceau
Eric BENARD / IFrance [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: - compile your custom kernel with everything needed compiled in the kernel, not as a module (loop.o, ext3.o if needed, usb stuff, etc) may you please tell me what are the necessary options or send me a

Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Eric BENARD / IFrance
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: check the SRPM of the kernel-BOOT package. ok, now the floppy boots fine, but the installation process stops when looking for /lib/modules.cz-version which is missing. Should I modify the cdrom.rdz ? Eric

Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Guillaume Cottenceau
Eric BENARD / IFrance [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: check the SRPM of the kernel-BOOT package. ok, now the floppy boots fine, but the installation process stops when looking for /lib/modules.cz-version which is missing. Grr. Do you use the blank.img as I told

Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Eric BENARD / IFrance
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: Grr. Do you use the blank.img as I told you? yes, sorry, I meant blank.rdz not cdrom.rdz ;-) what I did : dd if=blank.img of=/dev/fd0 mount /floppy cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /floppy/vmlinuz umount /floppy boot on the floppy. Eric

Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Guillaume Cottenceau
Eric BENARD / IFrance [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: Grr. Do you use the blank.img as I told you? yes, sorry, I meant blank.rdz not cdrom.rdz ;-) what I did : dd if=blank.img of=/dev/fd0 mount /floppy cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /floppy/vmlinuz

Re: [Cooker] How to create an install floppy for Mandrake

2002-09-27 Thread Eric BENARD / IFrance
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/files/blank.img 5dc68156a2ad1cc3c042c6f5c9b9f459 blank.img and tell me if that works? (it should) same problem, when I reach Hard drive detection, I have : An error occurred failed to get /lib/modules.cz-2.4.20-pre7-ac3: