Re: failed installation of 1.2 on thinkpad. Tips?

[Rob Browning <rlb@cs.utexas.edu>]

Nathan E Norman <nnorman@cfni.com> writes:

> Also, when you rebuilt the kernel image, did you copy it to a floppy
> with a cat or something, or did you make a lilo boot floppy?  If you
> went the cat route, I'm willing to bet that you're passing of the
> floppy=thinkpad option on the rescue floppy is the problem, since a
> generic kernel boot floppy doesn't accept boot options.  Debian ran
> great on a 365E I used to have, btw.

Interesting, now that could explain it.  I didn't realize that the
generic kernel didn't read the options.  When I get a chance I'll see
about using a different kernel.

Thanks
-- 
Rob


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