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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: manu <manu@prodigylabs.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: thanx: Re: booting problem ?
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:25:08 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <40876544.5000900@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4087588C.2010303@prodigylabs.com>

manu wrote:
> 
> thanx for ur reply.
> if u dont mind u want little more information about the problem.
> wht do u mean by legacy floppy drive. if kernel can boot in that why not 
> on IDE floppy drive. i think booting process is done by bios program, i 
> dont think it depends up on kernel.why i cannot install & boot kernel 
> from the compact flash in newer kernels.can u pls give some information 
> about this.
> -manu
> 

You need a bootloader to do it.

	-hpa

      reply	other threads:[~2004-04-22  6:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-04-21  9:43 booting problem! manu
2004-04-21 19:24 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-04-22  5:30   ` thanx: Re: booting problem ? manu
2004-04-22  6:25     ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]

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