Linux single floppy

finder · External Since: Apr 30, 2006 Posts: 5

Hai,

I have compiled linux kernel 2.4.32 and created a bzImage of size less
then 600KB. Now i need to Build linux into a single floppy. what should
i do next so that i can build small linux that can fit into 1.44 MB
floppy.What are the next steps i should follow.

Thanking you,
finder

Aragorn · External Since: Aug 07, 2005 Posts: 1389

On Monday 08 May 2006 19:59, finder stood up and spoke the following
words to the masses in /comp.os.linux.misc...:/

> Hai,

That's "yes" in Japanese... Wink

>
> I have compiled linux kernel 2.4.32 and created a bzImage of size less
> then 600KB. Now i need to Build linux into a single floppy. what
> should i do next so that i can build small linux that can fit into
> 1.44 MB floppy.What are the next steps i should follow.

I'm a bit rusty on compiling 2.4 kernels - I've actually only done that
once and then started using 2.6 kernels - but if I'm not mistaken, then
there should be a command...

make boot

.... or something similar to create a bootfloppy. You should check the
/Makefile/ in the directory with the kernel source for available
options.

Hope this helps... Wink

--
With kind regards,

*Aragorn*
(Registered GNU/Linux user #223157)

Robert M. Riches Jr. · External Since: Apr 19, 2004 Posts: 1289

On 2006-05-09, Aragorn <stryder.RemoveThis@telenet.invalid> wrote:
> On Monday 08 May 2006 19:59, finder stood up and spoke the following
> words to the masses in /comp.os.linux.misc...:/
>
>> Hai,
>
> That's "yes" in Japanese... Wink

>>
>> I have compiled linux kernel 2.4.32 and created a bzImage of size less
>> then 600KB. Now i need to Build linux into a single floppy. what
>> should i do next so that i can build small linux that can fit into
>> 1.44 MB floppy.What are the next steps i should follow.
>
> I'm a bit rusty on compiling 2.4 kernels - I've actually only done that
> once and then started using 2.6 kernels - but if I'm not mistaken, then
> there should be a command...
>
> make boot
>
> ... or something similar to create a bootfloppy. You should check the
> /Makefile/ in the directory with the kernel source for available
> options.

At least with RedHat 6.* through 7.2 on Alpha, "make boot"
was a way to compile a whole kernel. The "make bzimage"
target is/was a kludge specific to X86, IIRC.

> Hope this helps... Wink

Likewise.

Unfortunately, I don't know a better way to make a single
boot floppy image.

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spamtrap42.RemoveThis@verizon.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)