Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 May 2007 18:23:30 +0000 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [Fastboot] restoring x86 BIOS state before reboot |
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Hi!
> > It may also be worth investigating if it is possible to bypass > > the part of windows that uses BIOS calls. I really don't have > > a clue how a modern windows systems boots. > > I think ReactOS has a bootlader that can also boot Windows, or at > least they are close to booting the Windows kernel. That bootloader > could be then used for booting Windows without BIOS calls. > > I also heard that the 100-$-Laptop should now be able to use Windows. > As it's using LinuxBIOS, this could also be interesting. However, > maybe Microsoft simply modifies a special Windows for this, or they > integrate a ClosedSource part in that LinuxBIOS, I don't know ... :-(
I do not think OLPC is using linuxBIOS these days. What they have certainly looks like Sun's ROM monitor.
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