[syslinux] New MEMDISK-ISO

[Geert Stappers]

Op 20090803 om 21:06 schreef H. Peter Anvin:
> On 08/03/2009 08:01 PM, Miller, Shao wrote:
> > For anyone wanting to boot an .ISO with MEMDISK:
> > 
> > http://git.etherboot.org/?p=people/andytim/syslinux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/memdisk-iso
> > 
> > NOTE: Your protected-mode OS (Windows, Linux, *BSD) booted from such a
> > MEMDISK will not magically find the MEMDISK image in RAM and use it as a
> > CD without a MEMDISK driver.  There are currently 0 MEMDISK drivers in
> > the field, but that might change someday.
> > 
> > NOTE: DOS is happy.
> > 
> 
> Depends on the DOS image.  Using something like ELTORITO.SYS it'll work
> (or an ISO with disk emulation.)  However, there are a lot of DOS out
> there that use an ATA driver + MSCDEX.
> 
> > NOTE: An .ISO which itself loads a ton of stuff into RAM will
> > effectively use twice as much RAM; once for the .ISO, then again for
> > what gets loads from the .ISO into RAM for the to-be-booted OS.
> > 
> > H. Peter: If you feel like reviewing/merging, could I request that you
> > cherry-pick the commits instead of merging?  That would help me to
> > identify bugs in the future.  Thanks!
> 
> That's a bit of a strange request?  Normally a merge would be a lot
> better.  If you want a clean string of commits, you probably want to
> produce a rebased branch for me to merge instead...


The above posting didn't get a follow-up until now.

I wonder who is waiting for who.




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