Re: Booting Linux on Jensen

Michael Schwingen (m.schwingen@stochastik.rwth-aachen.de)
Mon, 16 Oct 1995 17:50:06 +0100 (MET)

> Firstly I'm a VMS weenie, I'v read the FAQ but am still unsure how to proceed
> with load linux on my 2000-300 machine. The FAQ mentions aboot but doesnt explain
> how to load it. Is there another source of information I should be reading?

I haven't quite understood that, too ... currently, I use 'cpboot' from BLADE
to write the kernel to the beginning of the disk (where I left 4MB space before
the first partition starts). However, you need a second disk wit a kernel on it
in case the one you just installed does not boot.

cu
Michael

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Michael Schwingen                          <michaels@stochastik.rwth-aachen.de>
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