> Ok follow the tests I've done:
>
> 2.3.21+Linus s/outw/outb/ patch:
>
> rdev floppy : no way ( same Vojtech's result )
> loadlin 1.6a: no way ( blank screen )
>
> 2.3.21+Chris bootcode fixes, take 3
>
> rdev floppy : BOOT OK
> loadlin 1.6a: BOOT OK
>
> 2.3.22-1 :
>
> rdev floppy : BOOT OK
> loadlin 1.6a: no way ( blank screen )
>
> thanks,
> luca
>
> "Richard B. Johnson" wrote:
> >
> > What doesn't it do? Do something like:
> >
> > cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /tmp
> > rdev /tmp/bzImage /dev/root
> > cp /tmp/bzImage /dev/fd0
> >
> > See if this boots from a floppy okay.
>
Yes. You need the new binutils. And you need to fix any code that
won't assemble with the new Gas (the fixes are obvious).
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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