Hi, yes it would be really helpful if u could just put up the source code and also any links to the documents that u referred to understand the whole process. I am also trying to read and understand the boot loaders and bootup process in general. It would be of gr8 help if u could link us with the materials and also some comments of u'r own. a html page on u'r website would work nicely .. TIA karthik --- Anticipating a Reply <ruxyz@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi , > > Nice to know that you have worked out to > understand the boot process better . > > I would appreciate if you could share > with everybody what you did exactly , the > code you used and finally what all you > understood . > > This would be of great help to the newbies > out here on the list . > > Cheers ! > > --- Koala GNU <koala.gnu@tiscalinet.it> wrote: > Hi > all, > > > > I have studied in these days the boot process and > in > > particular > > bootsect.S (dropped in 2.6). I have started > printing > > a simple "Hello > > World" at boot time (I am using bochs for tests) > and > > then I continued > > adding more and more things. I almost understand > how > > it works. > > > > Now I want to start using a bootloader like lilo > to > > create my boot > > image, a simple main c file that print "hello > world" > > using either direct > > access to video ram or int 0x10. > > > > Does someone of you know the step necessary to do > > that? > > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestion. > > Bye > > > > -- > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the > Linux > > kernel. > > Archive: > > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Send free SMS using the Yahoo! Messenger. Go to > http://in.mobile.yahoo.com/new/pc/ > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux > kernel. > Archive: > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
