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+(1) Introduction
+(2) Trying out ELKS using the disk images
+(3) Compiling your own kernel
+
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+
+(1) Introduction
+
+Hello, and welcome to the exciting world of Linux-8086, ELKS, or the
+Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset!  This is a project which will eventually
+produce a Linux-like OS for the 8086 (186, 286) as well as for the Psion
+series of processors.  But, as you have this file, you probably already know
+that, so let's get down to business.
+
+
+
+(2) Trying out ELKS using the images
+
+So you want to give ELKS a try, but you don't want all the fuss and bother of
+compiling the kernel and the tools yourself.  No problem.  All you need to
+do is grab the images.zip file from the download section of
+http://www.elks.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ and save it to its own
+directory. These files can be copied to disks and used to boot ELKS. For
+details of which files you want and how to use them, please see the
+INSTALL file included in this distribution.
+
+(3) Compiling your own kernel
+
+Compiling your own kernel is a bit more involved, but we'll get through it. 
+First, you're going to need a few files from the download section of
+http://www.elks.ecs.soton.ac.uk/
+
+                  elks-x.x.xx.tar.gz
+                  images.zip
+                  elkscmd-xxxxxxxx.tar.gz
+                  Dev86bin-x.xx.x.tar.gz
+
+Okay, so you've got the files.  Personally, I like to keep them in /ELKS/, so
+that's what I'll assume you're doing.  So cd to /ELKS, and let's get
+started.  The first thing we need to do is install the development tools.
+
+                  cp Dev86bin-x.x.xx.tar.gz /
+                  cd /
+                  tar xvzf Dev86bin-x.x.xx.tar.gz
+                  rm Dev86bin-x.x.xx.tar.gz
+
+Now you should have the 8086 development tools installed.  Next, we need to
+cd back to /ELKS/ and untar the ELKS kernel sources. So
+
+                  cd /ELKS
+                  tar xvzf elks-x.x.xx.tar.gz
+                  cd ./elks
+
+Now that we're in the source directory, we can start setting up the kernel.  
+The first thing that needs to be done is
+
+                   make config
+
+You'll be asked a few questions about how you want the kernel set up.  For
+now, we'll accept the defaults and just keep hitting enter until we get
+to the end, then
+
+                  make
+
+You'll see a lot of warnings go by for a few minutes, and then we'll assume
+a perfect compile.  So we'll now have a diskette image file with our new
+kernel on it.  We'll assume we built for the 8086.  The image is a little
+buried, so we'll have to dig into the source tree to find it.
+
+                  cd /ELKS/elks/arch/i86/
+                  ls
+
+If the compile was successful, you'll have an "Image" file here, and you'll
+have to get it onto a diskette.  I'll assume "/dev/fd0".
+
+                  dd if=./Image of=/dev/fd0 bs=8192
+
+This will be your boot disk, but you'll need a root disk, too, so
+
+                  cd /ELKS/
+                  unzip images.zip
+                  dd if=./root of=/dev/fd0 bs=8192
+
+After that, you should be able to use the boot and root disks and watch ELKS
+work its Linux-like magic on your machine.  Have fun!
+
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+If you have any suggestions for this readme send your comments to
+semjaza@mytalk.com
+or
+linux-8086@vger.rutgers.edu
+
+--Phillip J Rhoades