On 24.06.2011 11:33, Pierre-Nicolas Clauss wrote: > 2011/6/24 Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko <phco...@gmail.com>: >> On 23.06.2011 23:45, Pierre-Nicolas Clauss wrote: >>>> You need to just add a small header to make this kernel >>>> multiboot-compliant (read multiboot header and multiboot kludge) >>> I know, but I have to give up my chainloader if I want to use a >>> multiboot kernel. >> Why? Multiboot specification specifically allows the files to be >> multi-standard (an example is netbsd). You can add the header anywhere >> in the first 8K and this shouldn't affect your own protocol. > Are you saying that : > > kernel /my_multiboot_kernel > chainloader /my_chainloader > boot > > will load the kernel as per the multiboot header and then call the > chainloader ? > does grub guarantee that the kernel will be kept in memory ? > No, I'm saying that multiboot and another protocol are not mutually exclusive. (and grub2 has no "kernel" command) > Regards, >
-- Regards Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
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