From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Neil Holmes" Subject: Elks Distribution Edition (EDE) - Update Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:32:39 +0100 Sender: linux-8086-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Linux 8086 I have put my latest "Dev" version up on the ftp site this morning. This can be accessed through my EDE web site :- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/neiluk/elks-distro/ The reason for my posting this is that it represents a significant step forwards from the previous stable version. Features of Latest EDE Dev Version ================================== - Implements Pascals Bootkit - Will allow Dos and ELKS multi-boot - Will allow ELKS to be installed anywhere on disk one (bda) I have had to go back to 2 install floppy disks for now (Image2 and Image3 in the EDE.zip download). This is because I need to carry 4 boot images to allow for root locations of bda1 through to bda4. The usual dd methods apply for converting the image files to floppy disks. Image2 represents the main install disk. Image3 is a stripped down version of Image2 that installs kernel only. PLEASE NOTE : the reboot message at the end of install disk 1 tells you to remove any floppies when it completes. Leave floppy 2 in the drive and reboot. This is only temporary. PLEASE NOTE : this is a development version and care should be taken with its use. Don't use it on a system that you don't want to trash ! This version of EDE works in DOSEMU too. Though reboot does not work in dosemu so you will need to "dos -A" with disk 2 in the drive to complete install. I haven't tried it in BOCHS but I think it would be ok. I have 2 test systems The first is a 486 configured as follows :- bda1 = type 6 (DOS) bda2 = type 80 (Elks) bda3 = type 83 (Linux Native) bda4 = type 82 (Linux Swap) The install will try and set up a menu option for Linux in Bootkit. This option does not seem to work as yet. Not sure why. (Any ideas Pascal ?) I have wrapped lilo around the above configuration so I only get my bootkit menu when I select elks from lilo. The second is a 286 configured as follows :- bda1 = type 6 (DOS) bda2 = type 80 (ELKS) This install worked perfectly. The system boots into Bootkit and I am able to successfully select either DOS or ELKS. EDE Issues ========== - umount won't work at the end of the install shell (it says disk busy even though I don't think it is) - knl is required so that I can go back to one floppy - only installs to bda - 0.1.0 fdisk/mkfs required so install disk can be latest kernel - still requires a dos fdisk prior to commence install - partype appears to fail sometimes. I have a couple of "bogus" partype checks that catch the errors before I run the partype that I need. I would be very greatful of some feedback on this. Many Thanks Have fun Neil