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Re: Booting to floppy



On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 04:41:28PM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> > i don't think its possible to make a generic rescue image that will
> > boot all the various powerpcs, but isn't there several different
> > versions of it anyway for the different powerpc sub-archs?
> 
> Seems like a moot point since we don't have any people working on
> PowerPC boot-floppies ?

sure we do! we have drow, and um... uh.. 

> Shame...

yes, i would but i just don't have the requisite skills.  

> It's a possibility.   Theoretically cleaner, if, as Sven points out,
> we can address the proper file (perhaps even double check it's the
> right kernel somehow).

is debian-installer going to do this the same way?  copying the kernel
from the `rescue' disk if thats what it still ends be up being called.

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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