From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: chuck gelm <chuck@gelm.net>
Subject: Re: new install  - SCSI support problem
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:37:49 -0500
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> I did a make bzImage and that file is 1590511. Is it possible to boot 
> from this?
> 
> Thanx.
> Dp.

Hi, Dp:

  It is possible to format HD floppies to 1.68 Megabytes;
superformat /dev/fd0u1680

  My Slackware v10.1 floppy bootdisk is type 'umsdos'.
It seems to me that you might be able to squeeze the
necessary items onto a HD floppy formatted to 1.68 Megabytes.
 From this boot floppy, perhaps, you could mount your
root filesystem on your LSI Logic MegaRaid 320-1SCSI controller.

  You could install a supported (IDE/SCSI) controller card and
drive(s) and install to them, then mount the new controller's drives
after you obtain kernel support.

HTH, Chuck