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Re: Fwd: [toshiba laptop kernel]



On Mon, Nov 30, 1998 at 01:56:17PM -0500, James Ryan wrote:
> I have a toshiba satellite pro 440CDT laptop.  In order to install
> debian, I had to use the boot image designed for toshiba laptops,
> otherwise, I got into a continuous boot cycle.  I would like to 
> try some of the new kernels but I want to avoid the cycle.  Is
> there a patch somewhere that I can apply to all kernels?  What is
> the best way to work with this, since I am going to compile a bunch
> of kernels.

Just compile your kernel as zImage instead of bzImage; that should do
the trick (it does on my 310CDS). If you use make-kpkg, use
the --zimage switch.

Hamish
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