Feature Request: Intel EFI support

[Rick Langschultz]

I was wondering if there was any plan on implementing Intel's EFI in  
the near or distant future. I hear that Intel wants to move away from  
BIOS and work more closely with EFI. I know that support for the BIOS  
will never totally disappear but EFI is a better architecture in my  
opinion.

So here is my request for EFI support in ReactOS.

[Reuben Perelman]

And it's needed to support the new macs.

Rick Langschultz wrote:
> I was wondering if there was any plan on implementing Intel's EFI in
> the near or distant future. I hear that Intel wants to move away
> from BIOS and work more closely with EFI. I know that support for
> the BIOS will never totally disappear but EFI is a better
> architecture in my opinion.
>
> So here is my request for EFI support in ReactOS.
> _______________________________________________
> Ros-dev mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev

[Rick Langschultz]

True, I bet if EFI was supported in ReactOS before it was supported  
in Windows it would really help the project grow and develop.
On Feb 26, 2006, at 7:51 AM, Reuben Perelman wrote:
> And it's needed to support the new macs.
>
> Rick Langschultz wrote:
> > I was wondering if there was any plan on implementing Intel's EFI in
> > the near or distant future. I hear that Intel wants to move away
> > from BIOS and work more closely with EFI. I know that support for
> > the BIOS will never totally disappear but EFI is a better
> > architecture in my opinion.
> >
> > So here is my request for EFI support in ReactOS.
> > _______________________________________________
> > Ros-dev mailing list
> > [e-mail]
> > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev
>
> Ros-dev mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev

[Rick Langschultz]

Perhaps a look at XNU could give us clues to wiring support for EFI.  
Intel's EFI site is available at:
Http://www.intel.com/technology/efi/

On Feb 26, 2006, at 10:31 AM, Rick Langschultz wrote:
> True, I bet if EFI was supported in ReactOS before it was supported  
> in Windows it would really help the project grow and develop.
> On Feb 26, 2006, at 7:51 AM, Reuben Perelman wrote:
> > And it's needed to support the new macs.
> >
> > Rick Langschultz wrote:
> > > I was wondering if there was any plan on implementing Intel's EFI in
> > > the near or distant future. I hear that Intel wants to move away
> > > from BIOS and work more closely with EFI. I know that support for
> > > the BIOS will never totally disappear but EFI is a better
> > > architecture in my opinion.
> > >
> > > So here is my request for EFI support in ReactOS.
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Ros-dev mailing list
> > > [e-mail]
> > > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev
> >
> > Ros-dev mailing list
> > [e-mail]
> > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev
>
> Ros-dev mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev

[Alex Ionescu]

Rick Langschultz wrote:
> .... before it was supported  in Windows...

We support EFI since NT 5.2 SP1 (3790.1830)

Best regards,
Alex Ionescu

[Thomas Weidenmueller]

Alex Ionescu wrote:
> Rick Langschultz wrote:
> > .... before it was supported  in Windows...
>
> We support EFI since NT 5.2 SP1 (3790.1830)

"We"?

- Thomas

[Alex Ionescu]

Thomas Weidenmueller wrote:
> Alex Ionescu wrote:
> > Rick Langschultz wrote:
> > > .... before it was supported  in Windows...
> >
> > We support EFI since NT 5.2 SP1 (3790.1830)
>
> "We"?
> Thomas

I was going to write a sentence about ReactOS and started with we, then 
I backspaced to write it about Windows, and left the we in. Sorry.

Best regards,
Alex Ionescu

[Rick Langschultz]

Then why can't Windows 2000 and XP install on a new intel based iMac.  
If it is supported it should install.
On Feb 26, 2006, at 4:41 PM, Alex Ionescu wrote:
> Rick Langschultz wrote:
> > .... before it was supported  in Windows...
>
> We support EFI since NT 5.2 SP1 (3790.1830)
>
> Best regards,
> Alex Ionescu
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[Klemens Friedl]

> Then why can't Windows 2000 and XP install on a new intel based iMac.

WinNT 5.0 = Win2k
WinNT 5.1 = WinXP
WinNT 5.2 = Win2003 and WinXP x64
WinNT 6 = WinVista

afaik only WinXP x64-edition support EFI (maybe Win2k3 too) [and WinVista]

[James Tabor]

Alex Ionescu wrote:
> Rick Langschultz wrote:
> > .... before it was supported  in Windows...
>
> We support EFI since NT 5.2 SP1 (3790.1830)
>
> Best regards,
> Alex Ionescu

Yes we do have it! I can read the source for it in Linux!
LOL!
James

[Aleksey Bragin]

In my freetime I'm looking into EFI/Freeloader also - however it's not that 
straightforward (IMHO, maybe Alex will clear up the situation).

Solutions like get FreeLdr compiled into EFI PE/COFF and then loaded by EFI 
loader just don't go because of a number of reasons ;(

WBR,
Aleksey Bragin.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Langschultz" [e-mail]
To: "ReactOS Development List" [e-mail]
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:34 PM
Subject: [ros-dev] Feature Request: Intel EFI support
> I was wondering if there was any plan on implementing Intel's EFI in  the 
> near or distant future. I hear that Intel wants to move away from  BIOS and 
> work more closely with EFI. I know that support for the BIOS  will never 
> totally disappear but EFI is a better architecture in my  opinion.
>
> So here is my request for EFI support in ReactOS.
> _______________________________________________
> Ros-dev mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev