From: Henrik Nordstrom <hno@marasystems.com>
To: Mark Meade <mark@lakeshoremicro.com>
Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: 48meg DOC
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 15:46:57 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200209021546.57583.hno@marasystems.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020902132838.NFAO11061.sccrmhc01.attbi.com@there>
Mark Meade wrote:
> You shouldn't need to have GRUB on the DoC to support multiple partitions.
> Grub is simply the bootloader -- the MTD/DoC stuff should work the same
> regardless of the presence of GRUB/LILO/whatever.
I ask because the 5.1.2 M-Sys DOS firmware seems to crap out badly if there is
multiple partitions in the DoC disk image.. and it is a bit hard to boot the
system if the DoC firmware does not play..
WIth a single partition everithing works just fine.
If I add another partition to the DoC disk image then the DOS firmware no
longer boots the OS from the DoC, and if I load GRUB or DOS via the netwok
(PXE) then GRUB cannot read the partition table and finds yet another ghost
harddrive in the system, and DOS does not find any partition table on the
DoC.. Funny eh?
> Use the GRUB firmware if the DoC is the primary non-volatile storage in
> your system. Off-topic, but if you have a MBR in your target system, what
> is the DoC used for?
I am referring to the MBR of the DoC, not any other device. The DoC emulates a
harddrive and as such it has a MBR for the DOS partition table and OS
bootstrap code.
> I have not found a reliable way to use DFORMAT to load the Grub firmware.
With the 5.1.2 version of DFORMAT GRUB installed just fine as a binary flash
image using the DFORMAT dos tool.. only that it didn't like the NTFL
complaining about UnitSizeFactor once booted..
dformat /win:d600 /BDKF0:grub_firmware
Haven't yet had time to test the 4.2 DFORMAT utility. Expect to do so during
the day.
Regards
Henrik
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-09-02 13:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-08-30 14:04 48meg DOC Mateo Anderson
2002-08-30 15:49 ` Henrik Nordstrom
2002-09-01 14:38 ` Mark Meade
2002-09-01 15:05 ` Henrik Nordström
2002-09-02 13:27 ` Mark Meade
2002-09-02 13:46 ` Henrik Nordstrom [this message]
2002-09-02 15:55 ` David Woodhouse
2002-09-02 16:52 ` Mark Meade
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2002-09-02 5:39 Mateo Anderson
2002-09-02 9:06 ` David Woodhouse
2002-09-02 9:32 Mateo Anderson
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