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+Redditor Boots Linux Kernel 5.8 On 30-Year-Old Intel Processor via Floppy
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+ * [55]Sarvottam Kumar
+ * [56]June 30, 2020
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+ Redditor Booted Linux Kernel 5.8.0-rc2+ From A Floppy On Intel 80486
+
+ Do you remember your first PC on which you booted Linux from floppy?
+ Well, Floppy disk is almost dead. The majority of people now use USB
+ sticks or DVDs to install Linux distros on their PCs. However, retro
+ enthusiasts love to revive their old hardware and relive the flashback.
+
+ Recently, a Redditor who goes by the name
+ `FozzTexx' [57]demonstrated the latest stable Linux Kernel 5.8.0-rc2+
+ running from his floppy disk. He successfully booted a tiny kernel on a
+ 30-year-old 32-bit Intel 80486 (i486 or 486) CPU.
+
+ Now, if you think Linux kernel has dropped support for anything older
+ than i686, it may prove you wrong. You know that freedom,
+ customization, and support for legacy hardware are the characteristics
+ of Linux.
+
+ Speaking of booting OS, if you're 90s kid, you may remember installing
+ Linux with boot floppies or installation CDs offered by Linux distros.
+ Nowadays, the scenario has changed as people download the ISO from
+ official websites and install it by creating a bootable USB or DVD.
+
+ In case you're still wondering about booting Linux from floppy, a retro
+ enthusiasts FozzTexx did it using a single 1.44MB floppy disk on his
+ i486 CPU.
+ Booting Linux from 1.44MB floppy Booting Linux from 1.44MB floppy
+
+ He pulled the fresh Kernel 5.8.0-rc2+ from the git repo and shrank it
+ to fit on a floppy using make tinyconfig. Then, he booted it on 486
+ into a busybox shell using rootfs.cpio.gz from Aboriginal Linux.
+
+ The tiny kernel surely misses network support or any other functional
+ support. Though it may seem useless, the Redditor also added options
+ like IDE support. Surprisingly, when he attached a hard drive and
+ booted into the shell, he could see the drive as connected and its full
+ capacity. You can see the result in the picture below.
+ Hard disk attached to 486 CPU Hard disk attached to 486 CPU
+
+ You can also read the Twitter [58]thread describing how he started
+ loading kernel 5.8 on a 486 from floppy.
+
+ This is for all you [59]#floppy lovers out there: Linux 5.8.0-rc2+
+ pulled fresh from the git repo this morning booting into a busybox
+ shell using the rootfs.cpio.gz from Aboriginal Linux.
+ [60]#RetroComputing [61]pic.twitter.com/zaB9lpggPX
+ -- FozzTexx (@FozzTexx) [62]June 28, 2020
+
+ If you also have a 486 system lying around and want to load Linux, you
+ can follow the tutorial which he'll put on his [63]blog site soon.
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