This directory contains many precompiled Linux kernels. See the README in
bootdsks.12 or bootdsks.144 for a brief description of the drivers in each one,
or the "config" files in these subdirectories for a complete description.

Ther kernels found in directories ending with '.i' are for use on systems that
only need IDE hard drive/CDROM support. Those ending in '.s' contain support
for at least one type of SCSI controller in addition to the usual IDE support.

You can make bootdisks out of these, or use them with Loadlin to boot your
Linux system from MS-DOS.

Most people won't need this directory, but if you need to remake a bootkernel
disk from scratch, or you need a bootdisk that doesn't load the rootdisk into a
ramdisk here's what you do:

1. Using a kernel in this directory to make a simple bootdisk:

Just cat the kernel to a floppy, like this:

cat scsinet.b/zImage > /dev/fd0

Or, you may use RAWRITE.EXE to write the kernel to a disk. You may get
warnings about it being a short file, but it will still work.

All of the kernels in this directory are configured to mount the root
partition, not load it into a ramdisk. This can make a big difference on
machines with only 4 megabytes or RAM when all else (including disabling
the shadow RAM, which does nothing under Linux except waste memory anyway)
has failed. If you use one of these raw kernels to install, you can't
install from your first floppy drive, and you won't be able to make a
bootdisk at the end of the installation process. Use LILO, Loadlin, or one
of the normal bootkernel disks to get your system started after you finish
installing.

2. Making a Slackware-like bootkernel disk from one of the supplied kernels,
or one of your own.

You can't do this under DOS - you'll have to be running Linux. First, edit
the 'makedisk' script to point to the location of your bootkernel disk master
directory if you don't want to use the default ./master one.

Then, with a formatted disk in your boot drive, type:

makedisk kernel_name disk_size
^^ ^^^^^^^^^ This can be 1440, or 1200.
^^^^^^^^^^^ mitsumi, scsi, or whatever you want to use. Include
the path to the kernel if it's in one of the
subdirectories, such as: mitsumi.b/zImage

This should automatically create the disk.