Elks Distribution

neil.holmes
2002-05-30T07:40:00Z

I am typing this from a handheld in a Motorway service station having just picked up my email on the same handheld. I set the scene simply because I have seen some of the overnight posts but am, clearly, not able to study them in detail.

There seems to be a dialogue concerning patitioning, location of root and multi-boot. Here is what I have decided to do for now.

1. I will promote the dev version to stable version 0.0.4. I intend for this to be the final version that does not attempt to resolve the partitioning, root and multi-boot question. I will add the 360k and 1.2M images to that version if they prove to be ok.

2. The dev version will become candidate for 0.0.5. I intend to start work on :-
- Rileys knl for kernel configuration.
- Rileys suggestion for keeping track of elks partitions in shell.
- Pascal and Javiers suggestion for multi-boot

If you have any queries on the specifics of the above, please check the mail archive.

Hopefully this will clarify where I am at now.

I have put on hold, for the minute, planning for package inclusion but would still appreciate any suggestions.

Just a note on 360k and 1.2M versions. I have media now, thanks to my excellent friend Ray who I hope will get involved in the ELKS project at some point. He has much that he could offer us. Stefan, I believe, is able to test the 1.2M version. I will shortly be in a position to test the 360k version. I would like to be in a position to test 1.2M myself too. That way I don't have to give Stefan my stupid typos !! If anyone has a working 1.2M 5.25" drive that they are not using - perhaps we could talk ?

Anyway. Thats it from the motorway. I had better finish up my coffee before it goes too cold.

Have fun.

Many Thanks

Neil