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Topic: My beef with DLS 8.0, What the hell?

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roberts

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Posted: Aug. 31 2004,18:01

If you want to remaster a syslinux version, I would use the boot-0.8.0.img file. That boot image is already stripped to fit on 1.44MB. Note that the isolinux size is about 1.7MB. So you can see you are losing functionality. Then remaster a syslinux version with that boot.img. Doing so, it will be limited in the boot hardware available. I would first test by trying to boot the target hardware with the boot-0.8.0.img floopy. If it works then the syslinux remaster should as well. Trying to mix 0.7.3 and 0.8.0 cloops are different and much more work.

THEBINARYMAN Offline

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Posted: Aug. 31 2004,18:12

It's a confirmed!! I pulled it off!!

And this thing is running smoothly using the method I had thought true.

So there you go guys. I look at what else has been suggested and glad to see that great minds do think alike.

Yes, we lose functionality BUT when you think about it, does the functionality that is lost is of any relevance to older hardware?

Like I said. Just leave the components so we can replace the boot-up and things shouldn't be too much of a fuss. I mean having both options doesn't hurt.

TBM

roberts

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Posted: Aug. 31 2004,18:53

That's why the boot floppy for 0.8.x is there, so support the older hardware. Glad to see you made it work for you. Just curious, what are the specifics for you boot cdrom device? It must be an older, much older, one. So we can learn what cdrom drive(s) have the boot issue.

invi[tus
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Posted: Sep. 05 2004,20:43

booting 0.80 is not hard at all
here is what i did to get my usb drive booting 0.80 with syslinux. and retain the hardware dection.

these are windows instructions - sorry.

download boot.img and extract with winimage to thumbdrive.
install syslinux onto the thumbdrive via the following cmd, syslinux.exe -s X: (replace X with drive letter)
put in your 0.80 cd.
now copy the \boot\isolinux\minirt24.gz to the root of your thumb drive.
now copy the \knoppix directory to the thumb drive

your done. syslinux boot with all the new hardware support

now creating an iso image is alittle different but the same idea.

all you would need is iso software the can create a boot image from a removable disk

or create a virtual 2.88mb floppy drive, follow the above steps (minus the \knoppix directory)

then load magic iso pull the boot image from your fake floppy (making sure to set it to 2.88mb floppy.)
then add the \knoppix and create your cd...

ill test this out when i get home and if i can get it working ill create an iso and post it on my website ..

also... anyone know when they are gonna fix nick registering ?
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