Message-Id: <199604190324.XAA18293@foundation.mit.edu>
To: linux-dev@MIT.EDU, linux-help@MIT.EDU
Subject: 3c590 install boot disk
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 23:24:35 -0400
From: Erik Nygren <nygren@MIT.EDU>


Hello,

I made a Slackware install bootdisk for Kevin Fu's 3c590
kernel just to make installation easier for the growing
number of people with 3Com 3c590 network cards.  

The bootdisk should work just like any other
Slackware boot disk.  It's located in:

/mit/linux/slackware/Slackware.3.0.0/bootdsks.144/net3c590

	and

/mit/linux/people/nygren/net3c590


A number of times I've heard the question of how to make
a slackware bootdisk after you have a kernel built.
Basically, build the kernel and then create the disk with:

dd if=bare of=/dev/fd0 bs=8192       # make a floppy with the bare kernel
mount -t minix /dev/fd0 /floppy      # mount the filesystem off the floppy
cp zImage /floppy/vmlinuz            # copy the bootable kernel to the floppy
lilo -r /floppy                      # run lilo using config files on floppy
umount /floppy                       # unmount the floppy

Then you're done.  To be safe, it's often a good idea
to type "sync" a number of times at the end before removing
the floppy from the drive.  This explaination assumes
you already have a pretty good idea of what each of
these commands do.  Send further questions to linux-help@mit.edu.

	Erik