U-boot by the way already knows how to handle storage and network. Otherwise it wouldn't be able to boot over network(tftp,etc). It feels almost dos-like. Totally makes sense to use it for something embedded. But for my mere mortal stuff I prefer normal OS of course.
On Thu, May 15, 2025, 11:01 Alexander Burger <picolisp@software-lab.de> wrote: > On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 05:21:47PM +0200, Lonnie wrote: > > This is a good idea and I will look into it more also. > > U-Boot looks indeed interesting. At least it simplifies the boot > process. But probably it won't help with the bigger problems, like > device drivers for network etc. > > Compared to that, porting PilOS to pil21 would be relatively easy. > > ☺/ A!ex > > -- > UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe >
