grub> kernel (fd0)/boot/vmlinuz init=/bin/sh root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=1
[Linux−bzImage, setup=0xc00, size=0xce29b]
grub> boot
Linux version 2.4.26
..
.. [various kernel messages]
..
VFS: Insert root floppy disk to be loaded into RAM disk and press ENTER
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 178k freed
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3.4.2. Verify results
If the implementation was successful, this new root disk should behave exactly like the root disk from the
previous chapter. The key difference is that this compressed root disk has much more room to grow and we
will put this extra space to good use in the next phase of the project.
3.4.3. System shutdown
Remove the diskette from fd0 and restart the system using CTRL−ALT−DELETE.
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