Re: compiling kernel for floppy boot

[Brian Servis <servis@purdue.edu>]

*- On 14 Sep, Steve George wrote about "compiling kernel for floppy boot"
> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone know if there is a way you can compile a kernel into a debian package and have that kernel boot from the floppy?
> 
> I normally compile my kernels with make-kpkg but the package it makes installs onto the hardrive.  I want to do the same thing but place the 'new' kernel on a floppy rather than alter my stable setup on the harddisk.
> 
> Its a pity make-kpkg doesn't ask you where to install the new kernel to!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve
> 
> 

You can just do 'make-kpkg build' and it will not create a Debian
kernel package but leave the kernel in the root directory of the kernel
source.  Then just 'dd if=./vmlinuz of=/dev/fd0 bs=512' to make a boot
floppy.

-- 
Brian 
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