[syslinux] Gfxboot COMBOOT module
Sebastian Herbszt
herbszt at gmx.de
Tue Oct 14 14:43:42 PDT 2008
H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Sebastian Herbszt wrote:
>>
>> Short update:
>> gfxboot module is now working with syslinux, extlinux and isolinux.
>> getcwd, chdir and readsector callbacks have been somewhat implemented.
>> Most hard coded values have been replaced by runtime calculated ones.
>> Config file parser is still missing. I intent to implement something
>> simple
>> just understanding LABEL and TIMEOUT.
>> Current syntax is "gfxboot.com <bootlogo>".
>>
>
> Why not use the existing readconfig.c parser (used by the menu system)?
> It's likely it will be used by the CLI in a future version, too.
I think readconfig.c from com32/menu is usable by COM32 modules (32-bit
protected mode). gfxboot is a COMBOOT module (16-bit real mode, pure
assembler code). I don't see how i could use it. What am i missing here?
- Sebastian
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