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[David Moberg <davidjmoberg AT gmail.com>]

On 11/25/05, sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:

> Was this kernel compiled to work with my vendor/product ID?

Yes.

> >> It also cannot mount an msdos disk, does not support msdos file
> >> system.
> >
> > Try -t vfat instead of -t msdos.
>
> Okay.  In BL3 I can mount -t msdos for my DOS floppy disks.

No msdos support (to save a little space). vfat is the same thing
with a few extensions.

> Next project is to get this kernel into a 1 or 2-floppy linux to keep with
> the Compact Flash camera for travelling.  I will attempt this myself.

Good luck. You will want to modify the initrd and add lilo so that the
floppy will boot straight into the initrd. You will probably want to add
a bigger BusyBox at minimum.

David