To: linux-8086@vger.rutgers.edu Cc: linux-8086@vger.rutgers.edu From: Max Klingert <mklinger@visi.com> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 11:03:12 -0500 (CDT) Newsgroups: linux.dev.8086 > On Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Max Klingert wrote: > > > I had the same problem with the filesystem - anyone know if the bootimage > > can be "patched" to see the right filesystem? Or do we need to grab the > > source and re-compile on a big-linux system? > > Pull out a hex-editor, search for 0x03c0 in the first 512 bytes or so, > and change it to 0x0380. > Thanks. Now, does anyone have the correct answer? :-) The docs say that (508/509?) in the bootsector are unused and that appears to be the case. I tried changing the bootimage with rdev on a big linux box and it still went looking for 03c0... Max mklinger@visi.com
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