On 9/5/07, Vineet Garg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is my first query in this group though i am > member of this group for very long. > > I want to make boot loader in C++. But i dont know > from where i should start. Is there any book for this > kind of system software. Will it be machine dependent? > What should i learn for it?
It is very hardware dependent. You should first take a look at some free/open source bootloaders such as those found in Linux (these can be used to boot Windows also): GRUB: (GNU Grub) http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ Lilo: (older but still in use) http://lilo.go.dyndns.org/ I am sure there are books out there on the topic, some Google searching may point you in the right direction. Keep in mind this is a fairly advanced and rather abstruse programming topic. I know lilo uses some assembly language modules, for instance. -- Brett ------------------------------------------------------------ "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world." -- Jelaleddin Rumi
