Re: [LinuxBIOS] Using GRUB as a payload

[Jonathan McDowell]

On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 07:52:37AM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> > Al Boldi  [060924 21:14]:
> > > Filo does the trick, but has its issues wrt APM and its inability
> > > to remember boot commands like LiLo can.
> >
> > How does APM come into play here?!?
>
> When loading vmlinuz using Filo, on an i440bx with a 16bit AwardBIOS,
> APM mysteriously disappears.  I am hoping by chainloading Grub/Lilo to
> load vmlinuz properly for APM to survive.

Doesn't APM require various entry points in the BIOS? Does LinuxBIOS
even have these at present?

J.