> > My mistake, as Ron pointed out, since loader uses the BIOS services, it
> > can't run when there is no BIOS. Now if someone writes a loader that
> > doesn't use a BIOS...
>
> Err... how is a loader that doesn't use BIOS going to access the hard
> disk? I truly hope the answer is not to the effect of requiring
> shitloads of drivers.
Yup. Including a driver for each different motherboard (or in some
cases, each motherboard family).
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