[ros-kernel] FreeLoader Update

[Brian P. <br...@sg...>]

I have just committed some major updates to FreeLoader. For those of you who
are brave enough to update to the latest, there are a few things you should
know about. First, I have changed the .ini file a bit so you'll have to
tweak yours so that it conforms to the new format. I have completely
rewritten the file system code and added vfat long file name support.
However I also removed the hack of a disk cache it was using before, so
those of you who are using floppies and aren't using bochs could be in for a
wait while it accesses the fat chain. This will be fixed soon. I also added
support for Int 13h Extensions, and it will use them if they are supported.
So let me know how it works when booting from a hard disk (Int 13h
Extensions aren't supported for floppies). And finally, I have disabled all
boot types except for ReactOS. This means that you cannot use FreeLoader to
boot to your D: for example, because the boot type would be drive or
partition. Anyways, the code is a lot more robust now and easier to update.
(The file system code is now semi-understandable ;-])

Brian

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