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

[Paulo Alcantara]

On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:50:24 +0200
Tal Lubko via Syslinux <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: poma [mailto:pomidorabelisima at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 1:30 PM
> > To: Tal Lubko; 'H. Peter Anvin'; 'Celelibi'
> > Cc: 'For discussion of Syslinux and tftp-hpa'
> > Subject: Re: [syslinux] Embedding com32 modules and ldlinux.sys into
> > one file
> > 
> > On 19.01.2016 09:07, Tal Lubko via Syslinux wrote:
> > ...
> >   
> > > 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
> >   
> 
> Hi Poma
> 
> I'm trying to test MultiFS support but not sure how to do it.
> How do I apply the MultiFS patch?
> 
> I've seen some e-mails talking about integrating it some branches but
> I'm not sure it we done.

The patchset can be found at my repo:

git://git.zytor.com/users/pcacjr/syslinux.git multifs-for-upstream

I should push it out to a separate branch on the official repo soon as
it was proposed before.

Thanks,

Paulo

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