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Lutz Schönemann wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> I'm trying to get Linux running on a x86 embedded-system (Panel PC |
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> "Atlas"). The os should be loaded from a CF-Card (CF-Card reader is |
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> onboard and bootable). My current problem with it is that I don't know |
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> how to get a bootloader installed on a CF-Card. |
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> I have a Gentoo-Box (Toshiba Laptop) compiled for i386. The CF-Card is |
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> connected via USB. When ever I install a bootloader on the CF-Card a |
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> Dell laptop is able to boot from it but the embedded system doesn't do |
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> it. It seems to be the problem that the two BIOS differ to much from |
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> each other. |
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> How can I install a bootloader that works on other hardware (with |
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> different BIOS)? |
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I use syslinux. |
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> Someone told me to build a very small kernel and put that into the |
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> master boot record (must be smaller than 446 bytes). How can I do this? |
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> I have deactivated nearly all features, compiled everything as module |
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> that could be build as module but the kernel size is 627k !?! |
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No. You dont need to install the kernel on the MBR. the MBR is the data |
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that lies before the first partition. Normally (in dos times) the mra |
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contained code that found the first partition that is marked bootable |
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and the boot that partition (something like that). |
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You need to: |
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1. mark the boot partition as bootable. (fdisk /dev/sdX -> 'a') |
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2. install lilo/syslinux on the the boot partition (syslinux /dev/sdX1) |
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3. install the mbr, in case you have overwritten it with grub or |
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seomthing like that. (dd if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdX) |
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The example is how I would do it here, using syslinux. It will be |
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different with lilo. |
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replace sdX with your device. |
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> |
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> For more information on the hardware: |
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> http://www.kws-computer.de/ppcatlas.html |
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> there is a link to the data sheet (Datenblatt) |
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> Thanks for help |
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