[syslinux] Freeldr.sys and chain.c32

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Tue Jul 26 13:56:20 PDT 2011


On 07/26/2011 12:25 PM, Gert Hulselmans wrote:
>>>
>>> mboot.c32 might need additional changes to pass the correct boot drive
>>> and
>>> partition in the future.
>>
>> I'll have a look at using MBOOT.C32. Just wondering why it isn't part of
>> CHAIN.C32 as that can load kernel files as well.
>>
> I tested the trunk build.
> 
> If you read the bug report, you will see that I asked that freeldr.sys,
> could be in multiboot format again. When freeldr.sys was modified to be
> in PE format, the multiboot format was lost. In the last trunk it is
> multiboot compliant and a valid PE file.
> 
> - Gert Hulselmans
> 

Note that doing a PE loader is yet another thing.

	-hpa




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