From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1JJDnh-0004sG-Ek for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:08:21 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JJDnf-0004qU-IT for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:08:19 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JJDnd-0004qI-79 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:08:18 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JJDnd-0004qF-1S for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:08:17 -0500 Received: from aybabtu.com ([69.60.117.155]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JJDnc-0008Lt-Ri for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:08:17 -0500 Received: from [192.168.10.6] (helo=thorin) by aybabtu.com with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JJDna-000603-Ck for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:08:15 +0100 Received: from rmh by thorin with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JJDly-0002Bs-6N for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:06:34 +0100 Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:06:34 +0100 From: Robert Millan To: The development of GRUB 2 Message-ID: <20080127200634.GA8249@thorin> References: <20080127194135.GA7041@thorin> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: Organization: free as in freedom X-Message-Flag: Worried about Outlook viruses? Switch to Thunderbird! www.mozilla.com/thunderbird X-Debbugs-No-Ack: true User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Subject: Re: [PATCH] a.out kernel loader X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:08:19 -0000 On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 03:55:19AM +0800, Bean wrote: > On Jan 28, 2008 3:41 AM, Robert Millan wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 02:53:14AM +0800, Bean wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > This patch add support for a.out kernel, which includes the 4th loader > > > of BSD system. For example, to start FreeBSD: > > > > Cool! > > > > How FreeBSD-specific is this? Will the same module apply to other a.out > > binaries ? (I ask since you gave it a generic name) > > it's an old format of the unix system: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.out I know.. I was referring to your loader. -- Robert Millan I know my rights; I want my phone call! What use is a phone call… if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.)