[syslinux] Embedding com32 modules and ldlinux.sys into one file

poma pomidorabelisima at gmail.com
Tue Jan 19 03:30:11 PST 2016


On 19.01.2016 09:07, Tal Lubko via Syslinux wrote:
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> 1) Exposing the bootloader in the BIOS as a (readonly) disk drive using standard BIOS or EFI interfaces (hpa suggestion).
> This suggestion looks very promising. It probably requires some changes in the BIOS. I'm not sure if it requires changes in the bootloader.
> There is one potential problem I see: the bootloader is stored on some flashrom chip and the Linux image is stored on a different storage device.
> I think that right now the bootloader assumes they are stored on the same storage device. Am I wrong?
> If I'm wrong, how do I tell the bootloader to load the Linux image from a different storage device?
> 

MultiFS pro tempore with QEMU/SeaBIOS only
http://bugzilla.syslinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67




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