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
>  Ros-dev(a)reactos.org
>  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
> >  Ros-dev(a)reactos.org
> >  http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev
> >  
>
>  _______________________________________________
>  Ros-dev mailing list
>  Ros-dev(a)reactos.org
>  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
> > >  Ros-dev(a)reactos.org
> > >  http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev
> > >  
> >
> >  _______________________________________________
> >  Ros-dev mailing list
> >  Ros-dev(a)reactos.org
> >  http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev 
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[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" <rlangschultz(a)cox.net>
To: "ReactOS Development List" <ros-dev(a)reactos.org>
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
>  Ros-dev(a)reactos.org
>  http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev