RE: Elks Distribution on Bochs 1.4

["Neil Holmes" <neil.holmes@zoom.co.uk>]

I wouldn't worry too much about that particular crash just now. As you see -
its a single floppy now.

Thanks

Neil

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-8086-owner@vger.kernel.org
[mailto:linux-8086-owner@vger.kernel.org]On Behalf Of Michael McConnell
Sent: 28 May 2002 18:44
To: Neil Holmes
Cc: Linux 8086
Subject: RE: Elks Distribution on Bochs 1.4


On Tue, 28 May 2002, Neil Holmes wrote:

> Thats great news Michael. I am pleased that to hear that you are up and
> running. Let me know if you find any problems with your installation.
>
> Keep your eyes open for upgrades. My current development version (which
will
> become 0.0.4 in due course) is now installing from a single floppy disk.
Its
> also not asking for a login at the start. It goes straight into the
> installation.

I get a bochs crash at the end of the second disc - and it doesn't seem to
correctly write the boot loader...

Again, despite stating the geometry as 615/6/17, it shows as 613/6/17...

*boggle*

> Thanks
>
> Neil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael McConnell [mailto:soruk@eridani.co.uk]
> Sent: 28 May 2002 18:13
> To: Neil Holmes
> Subject: RE: Elks Distribution on Bochs 1.4
>
>
> On Tue, 28 May 2002, Neil Holmes wrote:
>
> > Please keep me posted.
>
> I had an invalid floppy delay count - yours was 500, mine was 100 times
> that!
>
> Setting it to 500 made it work.
>
> Whee. I now have an ELKS bochs ;-)
>
> > Thanks
> >
> > Neil
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael McConnell [mailto:soruk@eridani.co.uk]
> > Sent: 28 May 2002 14:14
> > To: Neil Holmes
> > Subject: Re: Elks Distribution on Bochs 1.4
> >
> >
> > [Not sent to the list]
> >
> > Thanks for that, I'll give it a try.
> >
> > The HD image my bochs setup is currently using is a 504Mb file
> (1024/16/63)
> > which works fine with a normal Linux installation (albeit very slowly).
> >
> > I'll try with a smaller one such as described in the config file you
> emailed
> > me, and see if that works.
> >
> > (I note that ELKS picked it up as 1022/16/63 not 1024.. wonder if that
has
> > anything to do with it?)
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 28 May 2002, Neil Holmes wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Michael,
> > >
> > > I have installed the Elks Distribution on Bochs ok now. I have
attached
> my
> > > confirguration file for your consideration. I wasn't sure how to
create
> a
> > > disk file in Bochs so I borrowed the hdimage.test file from dosemu.
> > >
> > > As per my initial instructions I have found that its best to use dos
> fdisk
> > > to create a partition to start with. I tried without and the install
> > failed.
> > >
> > > A reminder that 0.0.3 is available for download and thats the version
> that
> > I
> > > tested with.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Neil
> > >
> >
> > -- Michael "Soruk" McConnell		           [Eridani Linux 6.3 Now!]
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> >
> >
> >
>
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