You don't Need dos. You can use fdisk to create the partitions and make it a type of FAT12. Be sure to also make the first partition active and bootable. Here are the steps i use: using desktop, pop CF into USB dongle. use fdisk to delete the single parition on the CF, then create one 2 MB (any size will do) partition, then change its type to FAT12, then use the rest of the disk as a linux partition. use syslinux (downloaded origional, don't use your distro's) on /dev/sda1. mount /dev/sda1, copy bzImage, syslinux.cfg , umount /dev/sda1 place OS stuff (busybox, toms rboot, etc.) onto /dev/sda2 I don't use LILO when i can avoid it. Now I, and my customers, can place a new kernel onto /dev/sda1 and avoid the hassle of redoing LILO. Also, we've found Sandisk to be the most reliable cf out there. On Wed, 2003-01-15 at 16:07, Dhirendra Pal Singh wrote: > okay but dosent that means that I need to have dos for that. ? > If yes then I dont think I had dos anywhere. > Also in anycase could you please let me know the procedure. Want to have > that method as a backup. > > Thanks > Dp > > > Liberty Young wrote: > > >I've done it with Syslinux....we have a 2 MB Dos partition, which > >syslinux uses to obtain the kernel and it's configuration file. The > >Second partition is all ext2, where the OS and the kernel drivers > >reside. I've been able to use syslinux on the CF both from an pcmcia to > >cf adapter and a usb to cf adapter. > > > > > >On Wed, 2003-01-15 at 14:16, Dhirendra Pal Singh wrote: > > > > > >>Hi all, > >>How can I make a linux bootable compact flash. > >>Now I did do a lot of search on this on net but have not been able to do > >>it. > >>I can make the file system and every thing but when it comes to booting > >>it, it fails. I have tried lilo as a boot manager but in vain. > >> > >>Any link to this porblem or if some could help would be appreciated... > >>Thanks in Advance > >>Dp > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > >>Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > >>FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > >Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > >FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
