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- LOADLIN.EXE, a loader (running under DOS) for LINUX kernel images
- (fully supporting the kernel's command line feature)
- (C) 1994 Hans Lermen (lermen@elserv.ffm.fgan.de)
- =================================================================
-
- LOADLIN uses the same principle as BOOTLIN from F.Coutant, but has
- enhanced error checking and fully supports the "command line feature"
- of Linux. It also accepts a response file, so the command line can be
- greater than 128 bytes (needs a patch for kernels <1.0.5 if greater than 80
- bytes). For those using UMSDOS, the LOADLINX pre-processor can translate
- DOS-ish drive numbering to /dev/xxxx.
-
-
- For veteran LOADLIN user:
- LOADLIN-1.5 now works without BIOSINTV/REALBIOS !!!
- =======
-
- The loader program works from the DOS prompt or from CONFIG.SYS
- under the following conditions:
-
- 1. The space between program-load-point and 0x90000 is great enough
- to hold the compressed kernel image (without header and setup)
-
- 2. A) The CPU is not in virtual-8086 mode
- or
- B) The EMS driver supports VCPI.
-
-
- For a quick start read the QUICKSTA.RT file
- For a detailed description please read the MANUAL.TXT file.
-
- ===========================================================================
-
- Contents of LODLIN15.TGZ
- ------------------------
-
- README.1ST you're reading me now!
- QUICKSTA.RT taken from Pat Volkerding's LODLIN14.TXT
- MANUAL.TXT the manual
- PARAMS.DOC description of Linux command line parameters
- TEST.PAR a sample response (params) file
- CHANGES history of LOADLIN
- LINUX.BAT a sample DOS batch file
- LOADLIN.EXE the loader
- LOADLIN.ASM source
- BIOSINTV.SYS device driver, needed for loading via VCPI
- BIOSINTV.ASM source
- REALBIOS.EXE Install utility, puts *real* BIOS-intvector / data into file
- REALBIOS.C the source
- BOOTSECT.BIN Floppy boot sector to save the bios-intv/data on floppy.
- BOOTSECT.ASM source
- LOADLINX.EXE the UMSDOS support pre-processor
- LOADLINX.C source
- MAKEFILE makefile for TASM, TLINK
- BOOTING.DOC some background information
- COPYING GPL of Free Software Foundation
- KERNEL/* patches for boot/setup.S to have a "legal" intercept routine.