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> Спасибо большое вам за ответ . С вашего позволения я пишу на русском
> языке , а вы можете писать на английском чтоб другим было полезно.
>

Andrey wrote back in UTF-8 - how would I read this in BL?  I tried all the
console Cyrillic fonts but nothing worked, and my webmail requires
javascript.  How would I set up Opera 9.64 to display Cyrillic in BL?

I suggested that Andrey write in Russian and he is therefore writing
Russian but says I should reply in English so other people can understand.

> 14.07.2011 2:38, sindi keesan пишет:
>> I think you are saying that you did not make a second partition (ext2
>> file
>> system) for basiclinux but just downloaded the DOS-version file and
>> unzipped it in c:\baslin.  The modified boot.bat file that you used is
>> for
>> use with basiclinux that has been installed to a separate partition on
>> your hard drive (hda1 - which is probably your Windows 98 partition).
>
> Вы правильно меня поняли , я не создавал второго раздела , у меня один
> раздел на весь диск на котором и стоит Win 98 .

Translation:  You understood me correctly, I did not create a second
partition, I have one partition on the entire disk which contains Win 98.

>> Try booting as follows:
>>
>> cd \baslin
>> loadlin zimage root=/dev/loop0 initrd=initrd.gz rw
> В этом варианте система загрузилась нормально .

Translation:  With this variant, the system booted normally

>> If you know how to shrink Win98 to make free space for a second
>> partition,
>> you could then make a linux ext2 partition and install to it and boot
>> with
>> a different boot.bat.  That can give you more space for linux, otherwise
>> you have only 20MB.

> Правильно я понимаю , что система вовремя загрузки создает виртуальную
> файловую систему ext2 ?

Translation:  Do I understand correctly that during boot the system
creates a virtual ext2 file system?

I can't answer this - can Stephen?   It mounts a filesystem to a loop?
You can look inside initrd.gz (I think you would gunzip and then
mount -o loop initrd /mnt) and see what is happening.

> Если я создам раздел с ext2 , то при загрузки уже не будет происходит
> разворачивание файловой системы ?
> Интересно было бы узнать принцип загрузки системы . И чем обусловлен 20
> мб ?

Translation:  If I create a partition with ext2, then will the file system
no longer unpack itself during boot?
It would be interesting to know the principle of booting the system.  And
what determines the 20MB?

(Why is the file system only 20MB?  - You can make it larger.  There are
instructions in the archives - are they also some place at the site?).

>> loadlin zimage root=/dev/hda2 rw
>>
>> /dev/hda2 would be the second partition.   This method of running linux
>> does not need the initrd.

> Правильно понимаю что в луникс-разделе уже не используется функция initrd

Translation:  I understand that the initrd function is no longer used in a
linux partition.

>> I know Russian - if you have trouble explaining your problem in English
>> you can write in Russian, but I don't write it very well.
>>
>> Sindi Keesan
>
> С уважением, Андрей Шарков

Translation:  Regards, Andrey Sharkov

Andrey, what is your training and interest in computers and linux?  I am
self-taught.  I work as a translator of Slavic languages.
Sindi Keesan