Adam Agnew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I think what we want is called Nuni.
> http://www.linuxforum.com/plug/articles/nuni.html
> 
> It's written in nasm and pretty straight forward. i've been working on
> converting it to an elf compatible format, switching the video io to
> serial, and adding a delay for the time anticipated to have the hard
> drives spin up, but haven't gotten it quite right yet. It looks to be just
> what we need in the most minimalist fashion.

O.k.  I'd classify this as another gap filler.  But if we fill in
enough gaps that certainly buys us time.

It should just be nasm -f elf to build the image as an elf binary.

> (it will only work on lba compatible ide drives by the way)
> 
> I've also tried contacting the author but haven't been able to get through
> to him yet.

It certainly looks like a decent place to start.

Eric

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