From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dell-paw-3.cambridge.redhat.com ([195.224.55.237] helo=passion.cambridge.redhat.com) by pentafluge.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 17I6bR-0000qb-00 for ; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:47:53 +0100 From: David Woodhouse In-Reply-To: <20020611110129.25556.qmail@linuxmail.org> References: <20020611110129.25556.qmail@linuxmail.org> To: "xyz xyz" Cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: linux on a DOC-2000 without a RAMDISK(HDD kind of install) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:47:36 +0100 Message-ID: <30829.1023882456@redhat.com> Sender: linux-mtd-admin@lists.infradead.org Errors-To: linux-mtd-admin@lists.infradead.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: watsup@linuxmail.org said: > is it possible to use mtd drivers to boot from a DOC 2000 chip without > a RAMDISK based linux install,i mean a HDD type of install which reads > from a DOC like a HDD? The MTD drivers are part of Linux, and you can't use them until Linux has booted. So they can't be used for booting Linux. But they can be used to allow Linux to use a DiskOnChip for its root file system without having to use a ramdisk, yes. For booting, there's a version of Grub which can drive the DiskOnChip directly and replace its built-in firmware, or you could use LILO, which should work fine, using the INT 13h disk BIOS services which are provided by the default firmware. > i want to put my own small distribution which > works on a HDD, is it necessary to go 4 a RAMDISK based distribution? > if its possible(a HDD type of install),how should i go abt it? Build the DiskOnChip drivers into your kernel, install a boot loader. Boot. -- dwmw2