Re: [Etherboot-users] Dos as a PreOS?

[Anselm M. H. <an...@ho...>]

Am Dienstag, 29. Juni 2004 22:12 schrieb Alexander Heinz:
> I am not trying to copy a specific OS right now. I am thinking about a
> concept. The fancy menu part (mentioned in my first post) is my main
> interest.

In that case, I'd suggest you program a fancy etherboot menu :-)
It's really easy if you have some knowledge of C and a bit basic knowledge=
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about VGA interrupt usage (I mean using the software interrupt), as there's=
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framework menu program to use (not starting with zero), and you never know=
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when you'll get to use the VGA knowledge you get while programming again -=
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mouse would be a bit more tricky probably, but is not completely out of=20
range; one could even interface to a dos mousedriver, but I guess there's=20
some usable opensource software available - like mouse drivers from freedos=
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or similar.
If you need some guidance, just ask - I programmed a VGA graphical bootmenu=
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for etherboot once, and it was surely fancy, just the mouse part lacking. I=
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not sure though wether the source code is anywhere nearby, but I could look=
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in case you are interested.

I guess for restoring harddisk images, there is some PXE-loadable opensourc=
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project (but I don't recall more info). Etherboot 5.3.8 as starting point=20
should be able to load such a software (after you selected the appropriate=
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entry in a menu).

Gru=DF aus Bonn,

Anselm