'make bzSomethingOtherThanOnAFloppy [was Re: Linux booting problems ]

[Jason Stephenson]

I use grub and I remember from using LILO that it is very easy to set up 
the menu to select multiple kernel versions. So, you build your 
experimental kernel, store it next to your main kernel, add a lilo.conf 
or grub.conf entry for your new kernel, then reboot and choose the 
experimental kernel. I've been doing this for several years. I've never 
bothered with make bzdisk.

BTW, my main workstation has not had a floppy drive for over two years 
now. I built it with one, but took it out because I was never using it.

Bayard R. Coolidge wrote:
>  >>> So, when this happens, and we're all living in a floppy-less world,
>  >>> how do then do things like 'make bzdisk' ?
> 
> Beats me, although to be honest, I've had the same problem on Alpha
> for a couple of years, although it's been months since I've booted my 
> Alpha,
> much less built a kernel for it.
> 
> Clearly, it will be a bit trickier to do experimental kernel builds. The 
> thing
> that caught my attention in the ongoing discussion was the automatic
> invocation of LILO. I was not aware that that was the case, but since it's
> been a couple of years since I've built a kernel that wasn't on a floppy, I
> guess I'm just ignorant.
> 
> I suspect that we'll all have to get used to being very, very careful about
> what /boot/System.map points to, and what kernels are called what in /boot
> and so forth. I haven't tried booting a SCSI ZIP disk, but that might be 
> one
> possibility IMNSHO.
> 
> B.
> 
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