Joseph Smith wrote: > > state of the art > > mbrs/partition tables
See how those two don't fit together? > I really think it is possible to take the data from the > mbr/partition table and manipulate it to our advantage, thus > bypassing ALL real mode interrupts. The problem would be if an OS > (like windows) deciedes to make a INT call.... You are missing the point. If you implement the BIOS method, you will only reach more code that requires and assumes a BIOS method. This makes perfect sense; The MBR assumes a BIOS is available. Code that the MBR points to somehow will also assume a BIOS, because there is no way the computer would execute that code unless a BIOS is running and arrived there by enumerating MBRs, picking one and going on from there. > But for Linux, I really feel it is possible. The MBR path will lead to the Linux real mode entry point. I hope you agree with me that one major design goal of a new boot standard will be to eliminate real mode from x86 boot. Stop wasting time on BIOS things. Do a comparison with all other disk labels that the composite of Linux, BSD and Windows NT supports. //Peter -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
