Create Linux BootDisk

[Jim Hayward]

On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 18:19, Sanjeev Aggarwal wrote:
> Creating initrd image... 
> gzip: stdout: No space left on device
> done.
> Setting up syslinux... cat: write error: No space left on device
> cat: write error: No space left on device
> done.

The SMP kernel is too large to fit on a floppy. Starting with Red Hat
8.0, mkbootdisk supports creating an ISO image that you can use to
create a bootable CD. It may be possible to grab the SRPM from >= 8.0
and recompile it for use on RH 7.3.


> One more thing, after starting the Linux from my existing linux boot
> disk can I tell linux to switch to the other kernel the SMP version.

No. You can't "hot swap" a running kernel. :-(


Regards,
	Jim H

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