New Release of the Generic Linux Boot Floppy

[Ben Smith]

Announcing the availability of release 0.3 of the Generic Linux Boot Floppy

The latest release is always available at the following URLs:     
ftp://ftp.deesconsulting.com/glbf     http://www.deesconsulting.com/glbf
Older versions are available at:     
ftp://ftp.deesconsulting.com/bootdisk     
http://www.deesconsulting.com/bootdisk

This release adds better support for systems with more than one disk 
controller, makes it easier for users to choose from various 
installation methods in Fedora, and paves the way for more widespread 
hardware support in the future.

There is also a new document comparing GLBF with many other methods of 
booting Linux, available at 
ftp://ftp.deesconsulting.com/glbf/COMPARISON.  This comparison may help 
users choose which method fits his/her needs best.  The comparison is 
not complete, however.  I welcome any additions or corrections.


What is Generic Linux Boot Floppy?

The GLBF project aims to create a generic framework capable of booting 
Linux from any medium, including CD/DVDs, USB flash memory sticks, hard
drives, and disk images on network servers.  It's useful for booting 
Linux installers on systems not capable of booting from anything other 
than a floppy drive.  The boot floppy acts as a chainloader to recognize 
the medium that actually contains Linux and boot it from there.

GLBF currently supports booting Linux from CD/DVD and ISO images on 
FAT16/32 and EXT2/3 hard drive partitions located on IDE/SATA drives.


-Ben Smith
Dees Consulting
www.deesconsulting.com