Loadlin does not start with SuSE Linux 6.4

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.4
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Symptom:

If you boot Linux via LOADLIN from Windows95/98, the following error message appears:
        C:\LOADLIN>c:\loadlin\loadlin @c:\loadlin\linux.par
        LOADLIN v 1.6a (C) 1994..1996 Hans Lermen
        
        Image file not found,
        Please enter name of kernel image file followed by optional
        command line parameters for Linux (e.g.  root=XXXX)
        or @file ( file = param file ) or "empty string" to abort:

Cause:

The file setup.exe tries, when creating the directory C:\loadlin, to copy a kernel from the directory D:\suse\images and uses the suffix .ikr. These file don't exist anymore and so no kernel will be installed.

Solution:

Change into the directory (on the first CD) (devicename):\suse\images and (depending upon your requirements) copy the Kernel k_i386 (the default kernel) or k_eide (the kernel for special IDE chipsets) into the directory C:\loadlin. Now you have to rename this kernel to zimage to boot comfortably via "LOADLIN"
Keywords: LOADLIN, WINDOWS, DOS, BOOT, START

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