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[David Moberg <davidjmoberg AT gmail.com>]

On 11/29/05, sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
> I see not loadlin or lilo but syslinux.   Is this smaller or easier to set
> up?

lilo said something about "unknown device" so I gave up on
using it. loadlin is too big because it requires DOS. grub is too
big. syslinux is small and flexible but might not work on every
system.

> Also 'linux' (file system)

Actually, 2.4.31 kernel bzimage with networking and vesafb
support (not tested yet, this is just so I can reuse this kernel
later)

> and initrd.gz (with ramdisk rather than loop module?)

Yup. I may eventually make an initrd with the loop module
so you can boot loop BL3.

> > I also
> > want to add some more disk images, but that may take
> > longer.
>
> How will these disk images differ from this one?

Different sizes/with a smaller image viewer to allow for
some room for pictures. Maybe an mp3 player and sound
modules for an iPod.

David