Does linuxbios in the current version support elfboot images from ide/floppy (directly, without etherboot)? I guess if it does I don't see it.
Yes. The switch on the ``rom loader'' is the same on code, for either the elf loader or the other one.
Thanks, I guess I never tried it since I needed to fiddle with the zero page parameters.
One issue I have with elfboot images is the inability to dynamically pass parameters to the zero page (specifically the vga cursor location). I understand the idea of not locking the boot mechanism into the bios, but there are pros and cons.
As ron mentioned putting enough information in the LinuxBIOS table so the code in mkelfImage can properly position the vga cursor location is straight forward.
I don't understand. Which linuxbios table are you referring to? Is this a proposal or currently implemented?
-Steve