Re: bzImage of the kernel-2.6 is no longer bootable?

[Lukas Ruf <ruf@rawip.org>]

> Shinpei Kato <shinny@j02.itscom.net> [2003-11-03 06:40]:
>
>
> error message ************************************
>
> Direct booting from floppy is no longer supported.
> Please use a boot loader program instead.
>
> Remove disk and press any key to reboot...
>
> **************************************************
>
> So it means that bzImage of the kernel-2.6 is no longer bootable, isn't
> it?

It does mean that it does not support the basic boot process anymore
-- call it the first stage.  IIRC, the kernel docu recommends external
boot loaders like syslinux to boot off a CD or Disk.  Google for
syslinux -- it's easily found and used...

> Please let me know any information about it.
>

HTH

wbr,
Lukas
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