Re: [ros-dev] freeldr

[Timo Kreuzer]

Am 13.06.2011 00:40, schrieb Bernd Blaauw:
>   http://reboot.pro/14412/ lists a modified FreeLDR (for
> PXE?) and 
>  CHAIN.C32 (Syslinux multiboot bootloader module).
>  I'd hope ReactOS can be booted from (FreeLDR on) all of the following 
>  (ofcourse 1 step at a time at implementation) :
>  * harddisk (implemented)
>  * floppy (unsure)
>  * image of above mentioned floppy, loaded by Syslinux/Memdisk. 
It is possible to
store the bootsector on a floppy. You cannot put 
reactos on a floppy.

>   * ReactOS ISO (WinVblock driver likely needed as
> well). Tried it, 
>  immediate hang on FreeLDR 
I don't understand what you mean. Of course you can
boot from the 
ReactOS ISO.

>   * ReactOS bootCD extracted to harddisk ( FreeLDR
> --> 
>  "C:\ROSSETUP\SETUP.EXE" --> phase 1/2/3)
>
>  In other words: does FreeLDR itself access the hardware device to read 
>  more of itself? Or only once done loading itself and 'mounting' 
>  ReactOS from harddisk? 
On FAT12/16 disks, freeldr uses code to load more of itself,
using bios 
calls.