* Al Boldi a1426z@gawab.com [060923 07:30]:
Stefan Reinauer wrote:
- Jamey jamey@vodafone.net.nz [060904 12:59]:
I have just started reading up on LinuxBIOS and am keen to use it on my EPIA-M powered Linux server (for... speed! - ok, and coolness-factor)... and wondered why GRUB isn't listed (or suggested) as a payload option...
The problem with grub (v0.9x) is that it makes heavy use of 16bit bios callbacks that do not work with 32bit LinuxBIOS. But you can use FILO as LinuxBIOS payload. FILO has an option to display a grub menu by reading menu.lst. Check out http://www.linuxbios.org/index.php/FILO
Grub has a chainloader. Can FILO chainload?
Load Windows? No. Windows uses 16bit interrupt callbacks. Not possible in 32bit LinuxBIOS.
Have a look at "ADLO", it was designed to solve this problem.