> I am working on a project where I would like to be able to load up
> a minimum linux kernel with a small ramdisk similer to what is
> used for install puposes. But I need to be able to shutdown linux
> and return back to dos without rebooting. Is this possible,
> practical or remotely doable?
It should be doable, as long as you save the DOS machine
state and DOS-used memory somewhere and switch back to
the proper machine mode instead of shutting down.
The only downside is that the overhead of all this probably
takes longer than starting DOS, but that's your decision
completely :)
cheers,
Rik -- the flu hits, the flu hits, the flu hits -- MORE
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