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Re: redboot for x86 baced PC


[ This type of request for help should be on ecos-discuss, not ecos-devel ]

harish.vaidya@philips.com wrote:
Hi list,
currently i am reading the Redboot user guide. I want to try redboot my PC. I have Redhat Linux 7.1 installed on my PC.
i tried the installation procedure as expained in user guide. but i failed to get Redboot command when i reboot.
can anybody help me out.

The steps i followed

1. formatted floppy disk using fdformat "/dev/fd0"
2.$ dd conv=sync if=install/bin/redboot.bin of=/dev/fd0H1440

i have downloaded the x86 redboot binaries from

http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/boards/redbootbins/x86pc/
What _do_ you see then. Does it try and boot? Do you see dots?

Jifl
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