On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 12:21:43PM -0700, Tom Rini wrote: > On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 02:50:05PM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2001 at 03:13:39PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2001 at 01:14:42PM -0700, Tom Rini wrote: > > > > > coff images are still useful for booting oldworlds no? > > > > > > > > Yes, but they just aren't 'zImage.pmac'. I couldn't decide > > > > which of the 3 to point to. > > > > > > is there a better image for booting directly via OF on oldworld now? > > > if so use that instead. you should provide only: > > > > > > 1: an image suitable for standard bootloaders: yaboot, quik > > > 2: an image suitable for booting directly via OF: ?? > > > > > > 1: is the priority, 2 is not so important, just a would be handy. > > > (esp for bootfloppies, perhaps). > > > > And don't forget also an image bootable on apus. > > Er, someone else will have to do that. APUS is currently broken in the > main tree, and I haven't seen the patch (pointers, please!) to what makes > it work again. If it's still 'vmapus' I think I remember what I tried > to do for 'em...
linux-apus.sourceforge.net should do the trick, please have a lock. > > what we really need there is just a plain gzipped vmlinux file, since there > > are no boot loader only ami/apus boot. > > Would it be too much to have the gzip'ing happen later? quik/yaboot want > it ungzip'ed... just add gunziup capacity to them then. :))) Seriously, from what i understand, the linux kernel may be moved to a new box, possibly on floppies, before doing the first install. And as thus, it may need to be small and gzipping makes sense, don't you think ? You could just ungzip them for use with quick yaboot if they don't support gziped kernel. That said, i guess there are ore quick/yaboot users than apus one, so ... Friendly, Sven Luther
