From: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
To: Aboo Valappil <aboo@aboosplanet.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Switch back to Real mode and then boot strap
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:57:12 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <81b0412b04092803576ced6572@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <NAYArRjbDt3HvoFOAmE00000009@naya.ABOOSPLANET.COM>
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:46:40 +1000, Aboo Valappil <aboo@aboosplanet.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your reply, it is really good if I have to load another kernel.
> But in my case the OS on the hard disk could be Windows, Linux or x86
> Solaris. A reboot is required from Linux booted from floppy/ramdisk after
> the hard disk has been imaged with requested operating system by a user.
Could be a starting point, though.
> Because of the automated behavior of this, changing the boot sequence is not
> an option. That is why I am after executing real mode BIOS interrupts to
> load the MBR and then pass control to it.
You still have to shutdown the currently running kernel and put the
devices in some
definite state.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-09-28 10:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-09-27 18:02 [Patch] i386: Xbox support Ed Schouten
2004-09-28 0:03 ` Nick Piggin
2004-09-28 2:35 ` Will Dyson
2004-09-28 4:46 ` Ed Schouten
2004-09-28 7:42 ` Nick Piggin
2004-09-28 8:46 ` Ed Schouten
2004-09-29 18:21 ` Tonnerre
2004-09-29 22:16 ` Ed Schouten
2004-09-28 9:06 ` Pavel Machek
2004-09-28 9:18 ` Nick Piggin
2004-09-28 10:11 ` Switch back to Real mode and then boot strap Aboo Valappil
2004-09-28 10:21 ` Alex Riesen
2004-09-28 10:46 ` Aboo Valappil
2004-09-28 10:57 ` Alex Riesen [this message]
2004-09-28 21:26 ` Aboo Valappil
2004-09-28 21:45 ` [Patch] i386: Xbox support Rahul Karnik
2004-09-28 22:06 ` Ed Schouten
2004-09-28 10:11 ` David Weinehall
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