From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263644AbUDUTYj (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Apr 2004 15:24:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263646AbUDUTYi (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Apr 2004 15:24:38 -0400 Received: from hera.kernel.org ([63.209.29.2]:11965 "EHLO hera.kernel.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263644AbUDUTYf (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Apr 2004 15:24:35 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: hpa@zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin) Subject: Re: booting problem! Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:24:19 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara CA Message-ID: References: <4086424B.9070206@prodigylabs.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Trace: terminus.zytor.com 1082575459 6048 63.209.29.3 (21 Apr 2004 19:24:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@terminus.zytor.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:24:19 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test76 (Apr 2, 2001) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Followup to: <4086424B.9070206@prodigylabs.com> By author: manu In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > hi all iam new to this list. > i am trying to install the linux without bootloader. > i used dd to write kernel image to /dev/hdc. > but when i try to boot from it. it is saying > > Loading. > 4000 > AX:0208 > BX:0200 > CX:0002 > DX:0000 > 4000 > iam using 2.4.22 kernel. > > can anybody tell me whts the problem. when i tried same with /dev/fd0 (floppy) it is booting fine.but i dont know > whts the prolem with the compact flash,any ideas. > The builtin boot sector can only be used to boot from legacy floppy drives, not even USB or IDE floppy drives. It's use is deprecated (and removed in 2.6.) Use a bootloader. -hpa