floppy-image is too big

Micha Beyer Meinerseins at worldonline.de
Mon Dec 4 13:39:36 CET 2006


at monday, 4. Dec 2006 12:41 wrote Holger Levsen:

>   * as floppies are really rare nowadays, the kernel size is not optimized
> for 1.44mb size anymore. Use http://rom-o-matic.net/ to generate a
> etherboot floppy for netbooting using PXE or copy the 2.88mb floppy image
> to a CD.
>
>   * Alternativly you can rebuild fai-kernels with a config from
>     /usr/share/doc/fai-kernels/config-2.6.18.144mb-floppy - the kernel with
>     this configuration still fits on 1.44mb floppies and there should be
>     enough space for additional driversa. You might need to add needed
> drivers to the config. In case you need more space you can remove unneeded
> drivers to save more space. Network card drivers from cards you don't have
> are good
>     candidates :) Instructions howto  rebuild the package can be found in
> the README.

Thanks for your statement, now I can understand this.

> "apt-get install apt-listchanges" and you will get these news displayed
> automatically on upgrades.

Reading, reading, reading,.... I want work. ;-)
-- 
Best regards,
 Michael
-- 
Mfg,
 Michael



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