Bug#405527: O: mkrboot -- Make a kernel + root image bootable from one disk or from DOS
Package: wnpp
Severity: normal
I intend to orphan the mkrboot package.
The package description is:
mkrboot generates boot disks that contain both a kernel and a root image.
This enables debian bootup for installation purposes from one floppy.
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mkrboot can also use loadlin to make a floppyless installation possible.
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Boot methods supported:
- Loadlin from running DOS/Windows without a floppy
- Loadlin from a FreeDOS bootup disk
- Lilo from one floppy
- Kernel Boot loader from one floppy
- Syslinux from one floppy
I just uploaded version 0.93 to unstable which fixes a bug and a QA problem.
I am not sure if the package is needed anymore. It requires updating the
debian standard, maybe the whole debian scripts need rewrite. Some of the
methods in mkrboot are not functional anymore, and porting to other
architectures (amd64) need to be done.
I am willing to Co-Mantain the package, if needed.
Gruss
Bernd
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.13.4
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.ISO-8859-15 (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
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