On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 12:40:07AM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > Michael Schmitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > The 'rescue floppy' doesn't even work as this on a whole other bunch of > > architectures I bet. Can you boot from this floppy on sparc? > > Sure. > > Only on architecture, PowerPC, is in bad enough shape to require one > image for actual booting (when possible at all) and other one to > supply the kernel to dbootstrap. > > Wouldn't it be easier to just get the kernel directly from one of the > 'linux' files lying around, in the case that the user is installing by > a method other than floppies? This might be an easy, general fix we > can do for all arches.
Yes, good idea, ... But i was told a long time ago this was not ok, because you have to make sure that the kernel used is the same as the modules used. Is this no mor ethe case ? Friendly, Sven Luther
