Dual boot!

[Bao C. Ha]

Hello,

I would like to dual boot: either Linux or FreeBSD.

If I build a coreboot bios using FILO as the payload, would I
be able to load grub? Then, from grub, booting either Linux or
FreeBSD? Or should I use grub2 as the payload?

Appreciate any suggestions or comments.

Thanks.
Bao

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

Hi,

On 11.04.2008 00:41, Bao C. Ha wrote:
> I would like to dual boot: either Linux or FreeBSD.
>
> If I build a coreboot bios using FILO as the payload, would I
> be able to load grub? Then, from grub, booting either Linux or
> FreeBSD? Or should I use grub2 as the payload?

Sorry, GRUB uses BIOS services which we don't provide by default, so
you'll have to use FILO for Linux and ADLO for FreeBSD. It may be
possible to boot FreeBSD without ADLO, but I'm not familiar enough with
its source.

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

[Bao C. Ha]

Is it safe to assume that ADLO can load grub? Then, from there, I
can either run Linux or FreeBSD?

Thanks.
Bao
> Hi,
>
> On 11.04.2008 00:41, Bao C. Ha wrote:
> > I would like to dual boot: either Linux or FreeBSD.
> >
> > If I build a coreboot bios using FILO as the payload, would I
> > be able to load grub? Then, from grub, booting either Linux or
> > FreeBSD? Or should I use grub2 as the payload?
>
> Sorry, GRUB uses BIOS services which we don't provide by default, so
> you'll have to use FILO for Linux and ADLO for FreeBSD. It may be
> possible to boot FreeBSD without ADLO, but I'm not familiar enough with
> its source.
>
> Regards,
> Carl-Daniel

[Corey Osgood]

On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Bao C. Ha  wrote:
> Is it safe to assume that ADLO can load grub? Then, from there, I
> can either run Linux or FreeBSD?
>
> Thanks.
> Bao

Just curious, what are you looking to dual-boot? Linux *and* FreeBSD, or
Windows and either Linux or FreeBSD? I don't think coreboot works right with
Windows at the moment. Also, FILO has a built-in pseudo-grub, it looks like
grub and uses a specified menu.lst, it just isn't grub, if that helps.

-Corey
> Hi,
> > On 11.04.2008 00:41, Bao C. Ha wrote:
> > > I would like to dual boot: either Linux or FreeBSD.
> > >
> > > If I build a coreboot bios using FILO as the payload, would I
> > > be able to load grub? Then, from grub, booting either Linux or
> > > FreeBSD? Or should I use grub2 as the payload?
> >
> > Sorry, GRUB uses BIOS services which we don't provide by default, so
> > you'll have to use FILO for Linux and ADLO for FreeBSD. It may be
> > possible to boot FreeBSD without ADLO, but I'm not familiar enough with
> > its source.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Carl-Daniel

[Bao C. Ha]

Hi Corey,

Just Linux and FreeBSD.

I don't care about Windows.

Thanks.
Bao
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Bao C. Ha  wrote:
> > Is it safe to assume that ADLO can load grub? Then, from there, I
> > can either run Linux or FreeBSD?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Bao
>
> Just curious, what are you looking to dual-boot? Linux *and* FreeBSD, or
> Windows and either Linux or FreeBSD? I don't think coreboot works right
> with
> Windows at the moment. Also, FILO has a built-in pseudo-grub, it looks
> like
> grub and uses a specified menu.lst, it just isn't grub, if that helps.
>
> -Corey
> > Hi,
> > > On 11.04.2008 00:41, Bao C. Ha wrote:
> > > > I would like to dual boot: either Linux or FreeBSD.
> > > >
> > > > If I build a coreboot bios using FILO as the payload, would I
> > > > be able to load grub? Then, from grub, booting either Linux or
> > > > FreeBSD? Or should I use grub2 as the payload?
> > >
> > > Sorry, GRUB uses BIOS services which we don't provide by default, so
> > > you'll have to use FILO for Linux and ADLO for FreeBSD. It may be
> > > possible to boot FreeBSD without ADLO, but I'm not familiar enough
> >
> > with
> > > its source.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Carl-Daniel