Subject: Re: How to install YDL 2.0 on an RS/6000
From: Leigh Brown (leigh@solinno.co.uk)
Date: Thu Jul 19 2001 - 02:17:02 MDT
(snip)
>> As I said in my post, if I'd compiled USB into my custom kernel, the installer would have got
>> a bit further. Anyway, I've now produced a kernel patch that allows a compressed ramdisk to
>> span multiple floppies. This will allow those who can't boot from the CD-ROM to put the
>> inital ramdisk on 3 floppies instead of 12!
>
> Ah nice! There was such a patch a long time ago... but it never went into the kernel and
> breaks anything recent. Please submit it to Linus and see how it goes...
I posted it as an RFC on lkml on Monday (its archived at
http://www.uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0107.2/0186.html). I'll
submit it to Linus or maybe Alan after a week or so assuming I here nothing
bad. Why don't you check it out (esp. considering I'm no kernel expert)?
Cheers,
Leigh.
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