[syslinux] RE: Large Floppy Images

Mon May 16 10:39:28 PDT 2005

On Thu, Feb 17, 2005 at 16:09:50 -0800, Mikey Sklar wrote
> 
> I use 8MB DOS images with pxelinux to load firmware. Which platform
> would you like them for (I have many).

I just saw your post and I would definitely be interested in an 8 MB DOS
images to work with pxelinux. I have tried the method described in
http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~gmurali/gui/downloads.html but I keep getting
"Non-System disk or disk error, Replace and press any key when ready" like
the OP.

TIA,
Pierre

> 
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2005 at 01:49:23PM -0700, Egan Ford wrote:
> > I am still unable to build and boot large floppy images.
> >
> > 1.44, 2.88, and any size HD images work great.  No problem.  However I
> have
> > BIOSes with problems booting HD images and would like to get large
> floppy
> > working.
> >
> > I have tried every script and method I could find with PC DOC 7 and MS
> DOS
> > 6.22.  I have spent too much time analyzing boot sectors.
> >
> > So a few questions:
> >
> > 1.  Who has actually see it work?
> > 2.  How did you make the image?  Assume nothing, the more detail the
> better.
> > 3.  Can you provide a URL to a large floppy image?  I cannot tell if I
> have
> > a BIOS problem or an image creation problem.  I'd just like to see one
> boot.
> > An ideal image would be blank with COMMAND.COM only.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 01:10:41 +0100
> From: stappers at stappers.nl (Geert Stappers)
> Subject: Re: [syslinux] extlinux to boot linux from the second drive
> To: syslinux at zytor.com
> Message-ID: <20050218001041.GB24991 at gpm.stappers.nl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> 
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 08:58:03AM +0100, akozlov at nada.kth.se wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > Can extlinux boot Linux kernel from the second drive?  I want to leave
> > Windows XP on the first IDE drive and put Linux to the first partition
> > (ext2/ext3) on the second IDE drive. I am allowed to change MBR on the
> > first drive. Will the following configuration work?
> >
> > 	/dev/hda1 - Windows
> > 	/dev/hdb1 - Linux root (/, /boot, ...)
> > 	/dev/hda  - extlinux in MBR
> > 	/boot/vmlinuz
> >
> > 	extlinux /boot
> >
> > /boot/extlinux.conf:
> >
> > 	LABEL win
> > 		KERNEL chain.c32
> > 		APPEND hd0 1
> > 	LABEL lin
> > 		KERNEL vmlinuz
> > 		APPEND hd1 1
> >
> 
> No, that won't work.
> 
> What I understand from {sys|ext|iso}linux is that it handles 1
> filesystem very well.
> But you are asking multiple filesystems on multiple disks.
> 
> Use a (bloated) bootloader for such purposes.
> 
> 
> > Thank you,
> > Alex.
> 
> Cheers
> Geert Stappers
> 
> P.S.
> What caused the ML hick up?
> (and who to warn the next time?)
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:06:59 +0100
> From: Marina Hylander <marinahylander at gmail.com>
> Subject: [syslinux] Loading initrd from a CD when booting with
> 	syslinux
> To: syslinux at zytor.com, jmerkey at vger.timpanogas.org
> Message-ID: <6ab235180502180406bd9cbe9 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am having some trouble booting a vmlinuz kernel 2.6 that is copied
> onto a 1.44 floppy using syslinux.
> I need to load initrd from a CDROM device (with vmlinuz and
> syslinux.cfg on the floppy).
> 
> Is there anything that will allow me to do that?
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Marina
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:24:48 +0100
> From: <akozlov at nada.kth.se>
> Subject: [syslinux] extlinux to boot linux from the second drive
> To: syslinux at zytor.com
> Message-ID: <200502181224.j1ICOmTj012587 at sans28.nada.kth.se>
> 
> > *Geert Stappers* stappers at stappers.nl wrote:
> >
> > No, that won't work.
> >
> > What I understand from {sys|ext|iso}linux is that it handles 1
> > filesystem very well.
> > But you are asking multiple filesystems on multiple disks.
> >
> > Use a (bloated) bootloader for such purposes.
> 
> I see.. But the chainloading is implemented! Can I load a ce/me/nt system
> from the second drive then?
> 
> /boot/extlinux.conf:
> 
> 	LABEL lin
>  		KERNEL /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-686-smp
> 
> 	LABEL win
> 		KERNEL chain.c32
>  		APPEND hd1 1
> 
> I'm asking because I appreciate syslinux very much and use it since
> early slackware releases, I think. If extlinux were that good I'd avoid
> happily other loaders in favor of a fast, compact and reliable one.
> I don't mind it is not documented since people are replying anyway.
> 
> Thank you,
> Alex.
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:31:55 -0700
> From: "Egan Ford" <egan at sense.net>
> Subject: RE: [syslinux] Large Floppy Images
> To: "'ganapathy murali krishnan'" <gmurali at cs.uchicago.edu>
> Cc: syslinux at zytor.com
> Message-ID: <01ac01c515ce$fb787930$9a264109 at oberon>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Thanks, already tried it, I still get:
> 
> Non-System disk or disk error
> Replace and press any key when ready
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: syslinux-bounces at zytor.com
> > [mailto:syslinux-bounces at zytor.com] On Behalf Of ganapathy
> > murali krishnan
> > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:23 PM
> > To: egan at sense.net
> > Cc: syslinux at zytor.com
> > Subject: Re: [syslinux] Large Floppy Images
> >
> >
> > I use a 10MB floppy image with ISOLinux. If you have a working 2.88MB
> > bootable image, and just want to enlarge it look at the
> > "{new,}mkfloppyimg.sh" script in
> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~gmurali/gui/downloads.html. Also don't
> > forget to tell memdisk about the non-standard geometry.
> >
> > - Murali
> >
> > Egan Ford wrote:
> >
> > >I am still unable to build and boot large floppy images.
> > >
> > >1.44, 2.88, and any size HD images work great.  No problem.
> > However I have
> > >BIOSes with problems booting HD images and would like to get
> > large floppy
> > >working.
> > >
> > >I have tried every script and method I could find with PC
> > DOC 7 and MS DOS
> > >6.22.  I have spent too much time analyzing boot sectors.
> > >
> > >So a few questions:
> > >
> > >1.  Who has actually see it work?
> > >2.  How did you make the image?  Assume nothing, the more
> > detail the better.
> > >3.  Can you provide a URL to a large floppy image?  I cannot
> > tell if I have
> > >a BIOS problem or an image creation problem.  I'd just like
> > to see one boot.
> > >An ideal image would be blank with COMMAND.COM only.
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >_______________________________________________
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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