Procedure

The procedure outlined in this chapter uses the components shown in the following table.

Component Description
Linux 2.2 kernel By the time you read this, the 2.4 kernel will be available and somewhat bug free. You may want to use the 2.4 kernel instead of the 2.2 kernel. If you do, you may have to modify the following procedure somewhat.
Minicom Minicom is a great little serial communications utility. Because it’s a simple application, anyone with a standard PC can use and test it. If you want to use a different application in the following procedure, you can do so, but remember that the procedure will need to change somewhat to accommodate that application.
SYSLINUX The procedure uses SYSLINUX to boot the floppy disk. If you prefer, ...

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