Re: Load kernel - unable to mount Rescue Floppy
On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 05:15:20PM +0100, David Murphy wrote:
> I have managed to successfully dd the bf2.4 rescue.bin to a floppy and I've
> replaced linux.bin with my own compiled kernel (having run rdev.sh).
>
> This rescue floppy successfully boots and allows me to format and partition
> my hard drive. I've also been able to setup networking.
>
> But, as soon as I try to "Install the Kernel & Driver Modules", the
> installer is unable to mount the floppy. This happens when I try to mount
> the rescue.bin from floppy, cdrom and even via http (it manages to download
> rescue.bin and drivers.tgz, but then states that it cannot mount the file).
>
> Even going to command line and trying to mount a floppy fails.
>
> The error I get is " Mounting /dev/fd0 on /floppy failed: Invalid Argument "
>
> I suspect I'm missing something very obvious but I've tried a number of
> different approaches and nothing seems to work.
>
> Really appreciate any guidance, as I've been hitting my head against this
> for a couple of days now.
>
Did you compile support for loop filesystems into your kernel?
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