From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 8 Dec 2002 05:37:18 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 8 Dec 2002 05:37:18 -0500 Received: from [66.70.28.20] ([66.70.28.20]:22803 "EHLO maggie.piensasolutions.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 8 Dec 2002 05:37:17 -0500 Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 11:36:03 +0100 From: DervishD To: Edgar Toernig Cc: Linux-kernel Subject: Re: Unable to boot a raw kernel image :?? Message-ID: <20021208103603.GB135@DervishD> References: <20021129132126.GA102@DervishD> <3DF08DD0.BA70DA62@gmx.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <3DF08DD0.BA70DA62@gmx.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Organization: Pleyades User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Edgar :) > > Anyone knows what's happenning here? > The long explanation: The BIOS allows bigger-than-track-size reads > in El-Torito mode which confuses the probe routine which then assumes > a 2.88MB disk when the BIOS is actually emulating a 1.44MB disk. > In LBA mode that would be no problem but in CHS mode (which is used > by the loader) it does not work. I've tried too with a home-made boot loader which works in LBA mode (I use it in my system and works OK) using a no-emulation boot CD, but then the kernel is not even loaded :( Thanks for the explanation :)) Why this did work on older kernels but not on 2.4.x :???? Anyway, I think I will use a patched version of Isolinux. Less complications and more power than a raw disk image :( Raśl