Re: [pc110] NEW LINUX INSTALL ON 20MB PC110

Dmytro Kovalev (dk nospam at nps.venture-web.or.jp)
Thu, 05 Mar 1998 16:15:13 +0900

> Well, if it makes you feel any better, that's the exact same thing that
> mine does, except it prints 04040404, etc...
>

I had the same result. Then I switched to LOADLIN.EXE

I have DOS installed on flash disk, with some games and loadlin on it. It
works without any problems.

> I'd love to solve it too -- it the meantime, you can boot to Linux by
> making a boot kernel disk in the setup program (it helps if you did your
> installation using the net.i kernel so that you'll have support for your
> enet device) and booting from it when you want to boot to Linux.

Well, loadlin is easier than floppy ;-)

--
Dmytro 

> > eric > > > >Ok folks.... > > > >Still trying to get LINUX to run on my PC110 with minimal Space... > >Now my problem is System commander wont boot LINUX.. > > > >I am doing just a base LINUX linux install from my BackPack Parallel Port > >CD-ROM... > >It installs fine, using only 29MB of my 100available & I only give a 5MB > >Swap Partition (stupid?) since I have a 20MB PC110... > >I have just the JDOS that comes with the pC110 installed on the 4MB > >ROM...(hda1). > >On the Type III 260MB HDD I have win95/DOS on the 1st 148MB > >partition...(hdc1). > >So my Swap file is hdc2, and my Filesystem is on hdc3... > > > >I have tried installing LILO to the MBR & it doesnt work, it puts it on > >hda1 & when I boot up without my PC TYPE III drive in, it gives me a bunch > >of scrolling 010101010101010101's.... No good, plus that is not how I > >wanted it... > >Like on my laptop it works fine, but I think with all these drives it is > >throwing LILO or System Commader off somehow... > >If I put LILO on First Partion of System (hdc3) it does the same crap , > >01010101010101's across the screen at boot up & System Commander doesnt > >see it for some reason unless I force it a bootable option.... > >And of course if I skip LILo altogether it just doesn;t work at all... > >HELP!!!!!! > > > >Where & how should I install LILO???? > >I have never had problems with LINUX install untill now! > > > >Anybody! Help! Thank you!!!! > > > > > >jg nospam at thegrid.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >*********** REPLY PARTITION *********** > > > >On 3/4/98, at 10:41 AM, Alan Cox wrote: > > > >>> I am using System Commander to select between OS's, so really, I do not > >>>even need LILO, but I don't know how to NOT install it... > >>> Am I making sense??? > >> > >>LILO is still needed to boot the Linux partition but install it in the Linux > >>partition not th MBR > >> > >>> (Hell, if I could get a good PIM & find a way to administer my NT > >>>servers from X-windows, I would scrap 95 altogether)... > >> > >>Ok that would > >> > >>1. ical > >>2. VNC (tho VNC may not be enough) - http://www.orl.co.uk/vnc/ > >> > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Fixler v:1-415/826-8650 > fix nospam at outerband.org f:1-415/642-0565 > www.outerband.org > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > >