Re: Linux + DiskOnChip problems

Jeff Noxon (jeff@planetfall.com)
Thu, 21 Oct 1999 10:10:20 -0500

On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 07:25:28PM -0700, Ian Eure wrote:
> Hi, I'm having problems. Oh, and Linux isn't booting on this system of
> mine. It seems that when I have a DiskOnChip flashdisk installed (via an
> Eval board in a standard PC), the DOC steals some of the system's
> conventional memory, making Linux not boot. At least, it won't boot with
> Syslinux, grub, or netboot. LILO seems to handle things better, but the
> latter 3 all return errors about too little memory.
>
> I have stripped the kernel down as small as I can get it, and I still
> can't boot it with the DOC. Does anyone know if there is some solution to
> this dilemma, or should I just bite my tongue and use a LILO floppy? I'd
> rather not, since the netboot stuff is really cool. :^)

Have you read the instructions on the m-systems website? I think you need
to install different firmware in the DOC to make it work with Linux.

I'm thinking about buying one, so I'd like to know if that's your problem or
if it's something else.

Thanks

Jeff

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