Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 17 Jul 2000 08:41:36 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Comments wanted: Linux/i386 boot protocol doc |
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David Woodhouse wrote: > > hpa@transmeta.com said: > > ... assuming GRUB boots from whatever you want to boot from. This is > > exactly why relying on ad hoc device drivers in the boot loader > > doesn't really solve the problem. > > In general, I agree. In this case, however, we are able to load Grub into > the DiskOnChip in place of their horrible firmware. >
Right. In this particular case, it's probably a good thing... however, this was looking more at the general problem and how to fix it. The 2.02 boot protocol should support booting *cleanly* with a very large EBDA.
-hpa
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