Re: floppy boot problem

["Jens B. Jorgensen" <jjorgens@bdsinc.com>]

Hubert FAUQUE wrote:
> 
> I tried to make a boot floppy by copying the kernel on the floppy:
> cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage /dev/fd0
> it works except that when I boot from the floppy my Adaptec 1542
> isn't recognized at boot; when I boot with the same kernel from the
> hard disk the 1542 is recognized without problems;
> I am sure it's the same kernel on the floppy and the hard disk
> and the Adaptec support is built-in the kernel and it's not a module.
> 
> does somebody as an idea of what's happening?

Are you sure you aren't passing parameters to the kernel when you
boot with LILO? Check the file /etc/lilo.conf for lines of the form
"APPEND=<options list>".

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Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com