[OpenBIOS] bootloader
Johan Rydberg
johan.rydberg at netinsight.se
Thu Feb 17 11:21:59 CET 2000
Edwin Rhodes wrote:
>
> why dont you just use the traditional method of booting an os and forget
> about using a multibootloader. ps also, will you support all the traditional
> bios calls? i think that it would be a very good idea to otherwise you would
> be at a compatibility disadvantage from the viewpoint that only os's that
> dont call on the bios would work.
> anyway keep up the good work. ps is the source availiable +the image? also
> will it work on a non intel pci chipset, ie. isa 386 board.
> edwin
Because, if you use the multiboot-standard then you don't need to do any
of
the boring stuff; i.e., write a bootsector and all the code that
switches to
protected mode and so on.
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