On 08/05/2010 02:28 AM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
Hi,
The option rom stuff has a number of short comings. Because we hijack
int19, extboot doesn't get to run. That means that if you use -kernel to
load a grub (the Ubuntu guys for their own absurd reasons) then grub
does not see extboot backed disks. The solution for them is the same,
generate a proper disk and boot from that disk.
Oh, having extboot + linuxboot + multiboot register a BEV (correct
acronym?) entry instead of hijacking int19 would fix that too.
Additional bonus will be that they are selectable in the boot menu.
Well, extboot doesn't hijack int19, it hijacks int13. It'll appear as
the disk 0x80. It would be better though to do a BCV rom such that the
extboot disk appeared as an independent disk instead of hijacking disk 0x80.
linuxboot/multiboot should be BEV roms, no doubt.
Regards,
Anthony Liguori
cheers,
Gerd
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