I learned of this 12-days past discussion on the "kernel traffic" digest. > The motivation behind this is that I would like to use the Linux boot > system as a boilerplate booter for some experimental code. It's > probably much cleaner and more robust than any boot loader I might > come up with. The Linux boot code may meet your needs fine, but especially if you are developing a quite different kernel, you should take a look at the OSKit, that we developed for the exact purpose of supporting experimental operating systems without getting in your way. http://www.cs.utah.edu/flux/oskit/ It's easy to use, and all the booting is taken care of for you, comes up in 32-bit mode, etc. Provides Linux device drivers if you want drivers, and has a large choice of other components, all separated with no or minimal dependencies. There is continuing work on it, both research and development. Let us know if you use it, and/or need some help here and there. Jay Lepreau, University of Utah, http://www.cs.utah.edu/flux/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/