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

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 01/19/16 00:07, Tal Lubko via Syslinux wrote:
> 
> To summarize the answers, the option I see now are:
> 
> 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?
> 

Why do you need this?  This seems like a strange requirement.

Why?  Because you want as much of the boot loader to be upgradable; this
is a major reason why doing as little in the hard-to-upgrade BIOS makes
sense.  If you have another storage device, why not use it?

	-hpa