On Tue, 11 Mar 1997, Bernd Kreimeier wrote: > I simply tried creating a 2.0.0 kernel image and pasting it with "dd" > on the Debian rescue disk, attempting to replace the kernel image > while leaving the root image intact. IIRC 350K is the size limit > for the kernel image. My attempts failed, the disk did not load at > all. > > So it breaks down to: what am I doing wrong, how can a Debian base > rescue disk be modified by replacing the kernel image?
If I recall the rescue disk is simply a msdos disk with a custom boot loader? Meaning mount the disk and copy your kernel image to it. If that fails, download root.bin and loadlin then use from a dos floppy/partion/whatever: loadlin mykernel initrd=root.bin root=/dev/ram and it will boot the rescue disk from a ram disk. Jason
