Think more like loadlin for dos. Loadlin replaces the dos kernel with linux, he's seeking an application that can replace the Linux-kernel with an OS of his choice (aka, unload linux and instantly replace it with something else, and restore all original device settings etc.). On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Jose M. Rus wrote: > I'm not very familiar with wmware, but I think that they're like bochs. > I "only" > want to replace the running Linux with another OS without a reset (and > without > $$ loss). > > Jose M. Rus > > > Michael Svetlik wrote: > > >Did you ever hear about http://www.vmware.com/ ? > >They take some bucks, but it's a pretty good thing ... > > > >Michael > > > >On Thursday 17 April 2003 13:54, Jose M. Rus wrote: > > > > > >>Hi, > >> > >>I pretend to boot an operating system from Linux, like boot loaders do. > >>"Two kernel monte" and "kexec" are modules that can boot Linux from Linux, > >>they include code for switching to real mode or restore the PIC for > >>example. My first try was to adapt one of them, but this task seems too > >>hard for me. > >> > >>Maybe you know of other projects that can boot OSes from Linux or > >>people that are working on it. Other suggestions are very welcome. > >> > >>Thanks in advance. > >> > >> > > > >-- > >Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > >Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > >FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
