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"Blue Flops" by Stefan Talpalaru has a 2.6.x kernel and uses 2 floppies.
Maybe it can be of any help.
Cheers,
Teixeira


> Mensagem Original:
> Data: 16:24:28 21/06/2010
> De: baslinux <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Assunto: Re: [BL] 2.6 kernel from puppy linux

> On Sat, 19 Jun 2010, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
>
> > Message from Steven
> > ===================
> > Sindi wrote:
> > > Steven, have you any interest in compiling a 2.6 kernel for BL?
> >
> > No.  I am perfectly happy with the 2.2 and 2.4 kernels.
>
> You probably don't have any computers less than 8 years old.
> We were given three computers with SATA drives that could be made to work
> (remove dust, or replace power supply, or replace a few caps on board).
> 2003-2006.
>
> James Miller suggested tinycore linux, which uses a 2.6 kernel.  The
> graphical 'core' tinycore.gz is 10MB and you can install various
> extensions such as a compiler, and browsers including Midori and elinks
> (but not lynx).  1.9MB bzImage.  Boots using 18MB memory (BL about 3MB).
>
> It appears not to have ANY modem support but has modules for lots of wired
> ethernets..  I downloaded just the bzImage and microcore.gz (no graphics).
> Installation instructions are for grub but, as for DSL and puppy, loadlin
> works with an initrd.
>
> loadlin bzimage initrd=microc~1.gz ro vga=791
>
> (Boot with tinycore.gz instead if you want graphics support, or add
> Xvesa.gz, Xlibs.gz and Xprogs.gz).
>
> It supports framebuffer (unlike the standard Puppy kernel).
>
> sudo required to mount anything.  (It boots without login/password).
> It will let me mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1
> I mounted my BL2 partition and copied the entire module directory to it.
>
> 2.6 uses .ko modules but should work with insmod and lsmod.
>
> I then booted BL2 with the tinycore 2.6.29.1 kernel and attempted
> to load modules.  BL2 insmod cannot find them (it finds the 2.4 module
> instead and complains about the version).  lsmod says 'function not
> implemented'.  Same as with puppy kernel and modules.
>
> Any ideas how to use BL2 with 2.6 modules?  Slackware does not supply
> modules any more.
>
> Sindi Keesan
>
>
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