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- These are 1.44 MB bootkernel images for Slackware Linux 3.1.0. (Slackware96)
-
- These disks currently use Linux 2.0.0.
-
- You'll need one of these to get Linux started on your system so that you can
- install it. Because of the possibility of collisions between the various Linux
- drivers, several bootkernel disks have been provided. You should use the one
- with the least drivers possible to maximize your chances of success. All of
- these disks support UMSDOS.
-
- You will be using the bootkernel disk to boot a root-install disk. See the
- /rootdsks directory for these.
-
- A bootkernel disk is created by writing the image to a formatted floppy disk
- with RAWRITE.EXE under DOS. For example, to use RAWRITE.EXE to create the
- bare.i bootdisk you'd put a formatted disk in your floppy drive and issue
- the following command:
-
- C:\> RAWRITE BARE.I A:
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Here's a description of the disks:
-
- IDE bootdisks: (All IDE bootdisks support IDE hard drives and CD-ROM
- drives, plus additional support listed below)
- --------------
-
- aztech.i CD-ROM drives: Aztech CDA268-01A, Orchid CD-3110,
- Okano/Wearnes CDD110, Conrad TXC, CyCDROM CR520, CR540.
-
- bare.i (none, just IDE support)
-
- cdu31a.i Sony CDU31/33a CD-ROM.
-
- cdu535.i Sony CDU531/535 CD-ROM.
-
- cm206.i Philips/LMS cm206 CD-ROM with cm260 adapter card.
-
- goldstar.i Goldstar R420 CD-ROM (sometimes sold in a 'Reveal
- Multimedia Kit').
-
- mcd.i NON-IDE Mitsumi CD-ROM support.
-
- mcdx.i Improved NON-IDE Mitsumi CD-ROM support.
-
- net.i Ethernet support.
-
- optics.i Optics Storage 8000 AT CD-ROM (the 'DOLPHIN' drive).
-
- sanyo.i Sanyo CDR-H94A CD-ROM support.
-
- sbpcd.i Matsushita, Kotobuki, Panasonic, CreativeLabs
- (Sound Blaster), Longshine and Teac NON-IDE CD-ROM
- support.
-
- xt.i MFM hard drive support.
-
-
- SCSI bootdisks: (All SCSI bootdisks feature full IDE hard drive and
- CD-ROM drive support, plus additional drivers listed
- below)
- ---------------
-
- 7000fast.s Western Digital 7000FASST SCSI support.
-
- advansys.s AdvanSys SCSI support.
-
- aha152x.s Adaptec 152x SCSI support.
-
- aha1542.s Adaptec 1542 SCSI support.
-
- aha1740.s Adaptec 1740 SCSI support.
-
- aha2x4x.s Adaptec AIC7xxx SCSI support.
- (For these cards: AHA-274x, AHA-2842, AHA-2940,
- AHA-2940W, AHA-2940U, AHA-2940UW, AHA-2944D, AHA-2944WD,
- AHA-3940, AHA-3940W, AHA-3985, AHA-3985W)
-
- am53c974.s AMD AM53/79C974 SCSI support.
-
- aztech.s All supported SCSI controllers, plus CD-ROM support for
- Aztech CDA268-01A, Orchid CD-3110, Okano/Wearnes CDD110,
- Conrad TXC, CyCDROM CR520, CR540.
-
- buslogic.s Buslogic MultiMaster SCSI support.
-
- cdu31a.s All supported SCSI controllers, plus CD-ROM support for
- Sony CDU31/33a.
-
- cdu535.s All supported SCSI controllers, plus CD-ROM support for
- Sony CDU531/535.
-
- cm206.s All supported SCSI controllers, plus Philips/LMS cm206
- CD-ROM with cm260 adapter card.
-
- dtc3280.s DTC (Data Technology Corp) 3180/3280 SCSI support.
-
- eata_dma.s DPT EATA-DMA SCSI support. (Boards such as PM2011,
- PM2021, PM2041, PM3021, PM2012B, PM2022, PM2122, PM2322,
- PM2042, PM3122, PM3222, PM3332, PM2024, PM2124, PM2044,
- PM2144, PM3224, PM3334.)
-
- eata_isa.s DPT EATA-ISA/EISA SCSI support. (Boards such as
- PM2011B/9X, PM2021A/9X, PM2012A, PM2012B, PM2022A/9X,
- PM2122A/9X, PM2322A/9X)
-
- eata_pio.s DPT EATA-PIO SCSI support. (PM2001 and PM2012A)
-
- fdomain.s Future Domain TMC-16x0 SCSI support.
-
- goldstar.s All supported SCSI controllers, plus Goldstar R420
- CD-ROM (sometimes sold in a 'Reveal Multimedia Kit').
-
- in2000.s Always IN2000 SCSI support.
-
- iomega.s IOMEGA PPA3 parallel port SCSI support. (also supports
- the parallel port version of the ZIP drive)
-
- mcd.s All supported SCSI controllers, plus standard non-IDE
- Mitsumi CD-ROM support.
-
- mcdx.s All supported SCSI controllers, plus enhanced non-IDE
- Mitsumi CD-ROM support.
-
- n53c406a.s NCR 53c406a SCSI support.
-
- n_5380.s NCR 5380 and 53c400 SCSI support.
-
- n_53c7xx.s NCR 53c7xx, 53c8xx SCSI support. (Most NCR PCI
- SCSI controllers use this driver)
-
- optics.s All supported SCSI controllers, plus support for the
- Optics Storage 8000 AT CD-ROM (the 'DOLPHIN' drive).
-
- pas16.s Pro Audio Spectrum/Studio 16 SCSI support.
-
- qlog_fas.s ISA/VLB/PCMCIA Qlogic FastSCSI! support. (also
- supports the Control Concepts SCSI cards based on the
- Qlogic FASXXX chip)
-
- qlog_isp.s Supports all Qlogic PCI SCSI controllers, except the
- PCI-basic, which is supported by the AMD SCSI driver.
-
- sanyo.s All supported SCSI controllers, plus Sanyo CDR-H94A
- CD-ROM support.
-
- sbpcd.s All supported SCSI controllers, plus Matsushita,
- Kotobuki, Panasonic, CreativeLabs (Sound Blaster),
- Longshine and Teac NON-IDE CD-ROM support.
-
- scsi.s A generic SCSI bootdisk, with support for most SCSI
- controllers that work under Linux. (NOTE: This disk
- wastes a lot of memory, since it contains nearly *all*
- of the SCSI drivers. If you know which SCSI controller
- your system has, it's *far* better to use the disk
- designed especially for it. But, if you don't know,
- then this generic disk might just work for you.)
-
- scsinet.s All supported SCSI controllers, plus full ethernet
- support.
-
- seagate.s Seagate ST01/ST02, Future Domain TMC-885/950 SCSI
- support.
-
- trantor.s Trantor T128/T128F/T228 SCSI support.
-
- ultrastr.s UltraStor 14F, 24F, and 34F SCSI support.
-
- ustor14f.s UltraStor 14F and 34F SCSI support.
-
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- IMPORTANT HELPFUL HINTS: (AND WHAT TO DO IF THE INSTALLED SYSTEM WON'T BOOT)
-
- The kernels provided with the Slackware A series (ide and scsi) are reasonably
- generic to maximize the chances that your system will boot after installation.
- However, you should compile a custom kernel after installing, selecting only the
- drivers your system requires. This will offer optimal performance. You'll need
- to recompile your kernel to enable support for non-SCSI CD-ROM drives, bus-mice,
- sound cards, and many other pieces of hardware. The drivers could not be
- included with the pre-compiled kernels because they cause system hangs and other
- compatiblity problems for people that don't have the hardware installed.
-
- On a similar note, any time you use one kernel to install, and a different
- kernel the first time the installed system is started, you run the risk that
- the second kernel won't be compatible for some reason. If your system fails
- to reboot after installation, you'll have to compile a custom kernel for your
- hardware. Follow these steps:
-
- 0. If you haven't installed the C compiler and kernel source, do that.
-
- 1. Use the bootkernel disk you installed with to start your machine. At the LILO
- prompt, enter:
-
- mount root=/dev/hda1
- ^^^^^^^^^ Or whatever your root Linux partition is.
-
- Ignore any error messages as the system starts up.
-
- 2. Log in as root, and recompile the kernel with these steps. (Comments will be
- placed in parenthesis)
-
- cd /usr/src/linux
- make config (Choose your drivers. Repeat this step until you are satisfied
- with your choices)
-
- If you are using LILO, this will build and install the new kernel:
-
- make dep ; make clean ; make zlilo
- rdev -R /vmlinuz 1
-
- If you are using a bootdisk, these commands will build the kernel and create
- a new bootdisk for your machine:
-
- make dep ; make clean ; make zImage
- rdev -R zImage 1 (If you use UMSDOS for your root partition, use
- 'rdev -R zImage 0' instead)
- rdev -v zImage -1
- rdev zImage /dev/hda1 (replace /dev/hda1 with the name of your root Linux
- partition)
- (Now, put a disk into your floppy drive to be made into the new bootdisk:)
- fdformat /dev/fd0u1440
- cat zImage > /dev/fd0
-
- That should do it! You should now have a Linux kernel that can make full use of
- all supported hardware installed in your machine. Reboot and try it out.
-
- Good luck!
-
- ---
- Patrick Volkerding
- volkerdi@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu
-
- PS - Bug reports welcome. Requests for help may be answered if time permits.
- I've been happy to do this in the past, but lately I've had both a lot
- more work to do and a lot more mail to deal with. It's just not as possible
- to keep up with my mail as it once was.
-