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Re: Boot debian from DOS




Guenther Koerbler wrote:

> Hello
>
> I have installed Debian 2.0 from floppy discs on a Compaq DESKPRO 5133.
> When I boot with LINUX then I have problems with the interrupts !!
> I have read that I have to boot with DOS with the MOVEPCI.SYS driver.
> Then I cannot start LINUX from DOS !
>
> my root partition is sda6
> then I type:
>
> loadlin linux root=/dev/sda6
>
> --> ERROR: not an Image file ?????
>
> it's simple : you haven't the kernel image !

you must put your kenrle image in the dos directory from which you launch loadlinfor
example this is my loadlin.bat


  c:\linux\loadlin  c:\linux\zimage  root=/dev/hda2  rw  vga=0
i put the zImage in c:\linux  my linux paririon is hda2 i use the default vga and i
mount my partitin r& write

samuele



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