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[Justin Gombos <mindfuq AT sbcglobal.net>]

* 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org <3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org> [2006-11-17 22:18]:
> 
> I suggest you do md5sum on the file you downloaded
> to make sure you have an error-free copy.
> ----------------------------------------------
> 08d438f1c0922c1308b8d36c000f3e71  bl3-40.zip
> 55fc24bb2daf34ef5c4f01775cd6698c  bl3-40fd.zip
> ----------------------------------------------

The hash matches for bl3-40.zip, and also for zimage.4dx.

> Once loadlin launches properly you will get plenty of 
> output messages.  If all else fails, I suggest you try 
> the floppy version of BL3, which uses a different boot 
> method (LILO).

The floppy version requires 12MB, and the target machine has 8MB.  I
could try it on the test machine, but I'm not sure how useful that
will be.  I was thinking along the lines of creating an EXT2
partition, and using a boot manager other than loadlin.  I just not
sure how to set that up.  I know the boot manager would point to the
kernel, but I'm not sure if the kernel must be in a particular
folder.  

What's the purpose of /dev/loop0?  Boot.bat passes that as a parameter
to loadlin.  

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I used the web interface to subscribe since the email bounced.  

> That should not be necessary.  Once you are properly
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I believe the ibiblio SMTP server is using an aggressive anti-spam
policy.  It's no problem for me now that I've reconfigured my mail
server; I mentioned it because other users may enounter the same
inconvenience.