On 12.09.2008 01:31, Peter Stuge wrote:
Joseph Smith wrote:
I really think it is possible to take the data from the mbr/partition table and manipulate it to our advantage, thus bypassing ALL real mode interrupts. The problem would be if an OS (like windows) deciedes to make a INT call....
You are missing the point. [...] I hope you agree with me that one major design goal of a new boot standard will be to eliminate real mode from x86 boot.
Stop wasting time on BIOS things. Do a comparison with all other disk labels that the composite of Linux, BSD and Windows NT supports.
Let me quote Jordan Crouse with a statement that fits perfectly into this discussion:
There is no one true load method. If [...] is willing to do the work, then it is something that should be considered. It makes nothing obsolete and it makes coreboot more useful. It is hard to object to that.
Regards, Carl-Daniel