reactos-kernel

[ros-kernel] Re: Gcc and binutils release

[<we...@cw...>]

Robert Collins writes
>
>2) make ReactOS multiboot compliant so that it can be used with Grub or
>other multiboot bootloaders. then phase out freeloader, or make it a
>multiboot compliant bootloader.
>
It might not be obvious from the code or the documentation but
reactos is mulitboot compliant and it can be booted with grub, this
is how I boot reactos exclusively.

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[ros-kernel] Re: Gcc and binutils release

[Robert C. <rob...@it...>]

----- Original Message -----
From: <we...@cw...>
To: <ros...@re...>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 12:23 AM
Subject: [ros-kernel] Re: Gcc and binutils release


>
> Robert Collins writes
> >
> >2) make ReactOS multiboot compliant so that it can be used with Grub
or
> >other multiboot bootloaders. then phase out freeloader, or make it a
> >multiboot compliant bootloader.
> >
> It might not be obvious from the code or the documentation but
> reactos is mulitboot compliant and it can be booted with grub, this
> is how I boot reactos exclusively.

Is that via a chain loader or direct? Grub supports chain loaders for
legacy OS's like NT/95 etc, so I wasn't being clear about 'support for
Grub' where I meant 'and not via a chain loader'.

Rob




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[ros-kernel] Re: Gcc and binutils release

[David W. <we...@cw...>]

On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 09:02:43AM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
> Is that via a chain loader or direct? Grub supports chain loaders for
> legacy OS's like NT/95 etc, so I wasn't being clear about 'support for
> Grub' where I meant 'and not via a chain loader'.
> 
Direct.

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[ros-kernel] Re: Gcc and binutils release

[Robert C. <rob...@it...>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Welch" <we...@cw...>
To: <ros...@re...>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 9:44 AM
Subject: [ros-kernel] Re: Gcc and binutils release


> On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 09:02:43AM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
> > Is that via a chain loader or direct? Grub supports chain loaders
for
> > legacy OS's like NT/95 etc, so I wasn't being clear about 'support
for
> > Grub' where I meant 'and not via a chain loader'.
> >
> Direct.
>
Very cool. Thanks.

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