Al Boldi wrote: > Stefan Reinauer wrote: >>> Thanks for the pointer, but it looks like the sourceforge cvs is dead, >>> and ADLO seems to be some sort of a 16bit BIOS compatibility layer, when >>> all that is needed is a simple MBR chainloader. >> No, "a simple MBR chainloader" is not all that is needed. The code that >> you will find in an MBR will do bios callbacks, and you need to answer >> those, or you will jump to nirvana. > > Ok, that's why we need a block-driver to chainload the MBR.
No. Please reread Stefan's answer. Chainloading is not possible without ADLO. Even with a block driver. You need a *complete* 16-bit BIOS emulation for chainloading. And that's what ADLO gives you. Regards, Carl-Daniel -- http://www.hailfinger.org/ -- linuxbios mailing list [email protected] http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
