Re: Contribution: a file loading module

["Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko" <phcoder@gmail.com>]

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On 24.06.2011 11:33, Pierre-Nicolas Clauss wrote:
> 2011/6/24 Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com>:
>> On 23.06.2011 23:45, Pierre-Nicolas Clauss wrote:
>>>> You need to just add a small header to make this kernel
>>>> multiboot-compliant (read multiboot header and multiboot kludge)
>>> I know, but I have to give up my chainloader if I want to use a
>>> multiboot kernel.
>> Why? Multiboot specification specifically allows the files to be
>> multi-standard (an example is netbsd). You can add the header anywhere
>> in the first 8K and this shouldn't affect your own protocol.
> Are you saying that :
>
> kernel /my_multiboot_kernel
> chainloader /my_chainloader
> boot
>
> will load the kernel as per the multiboot header and then call the chainloader ?
> does grub guarantee that the kernel will be kept in memory ?
>
No, I'm saying that multiboot and another protocol are not mutually
exclusive. (and grub2 has no "kernel" command)
> Regards,
>


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Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko



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