I.J.W.Wever@Student.TNW.TUDelft.NL wrote:
Well, it looks like Loadlin and Woody will not be
compatible for some time [I hate to say not ever... but
I wonder...]
If that is the case, it is a shame, because I suspect
there are a lot of users like me who want to keep Windows
as their main bootup option just in case they have
problems with Linux and don't understand enough to
boot up.
I don't understand what you are talking about. I run Woody
and boot from Win98, using loadlin.
The problem comes when I rebuild. Rebuilding creates a BZfile
that loadlin cannot understand. Yes, the original kernel works under
woody and loadlin. But if I try rebuilding to get vmlinuz-2.18.xx or
whatever,
that kernel doesn't work. Or if I use "make BzImage" (caps indicate
statement only), a BzImage is made, but Loadlin can't understand it.
This problem is documented in the bug reports. See
bugs.debian.org/loadlin to see the description. But essentially, it
says that the compressed BZ file is bad, system halted.
Anyhow, I'm still interested in seeing what alternatives I have.
- Mike