Bootloader

kevin666 · Post by **kevin666** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:43 am

Hi! I have some problems:

Which bootloader do I need and how do I write it togheter to a floppy?
And how do I run it then with Bochs?

Thx

Combuster · Post by **Combuster** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:03 am

You obviously haven't read the sticky thread. Please do so now.

jerryleecooper · Post by **jerryleecooper** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:58 pm

It is complicated, the bootloader depends of your needs.
What are your needs?
Bochs will run it itself, by reading the magic number at its end.
Configuring the box file to make it run your floppy image (no need to play with real HD floppies) is to you to discovewr.

piranha · Post by **piranha** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:06 pm

Is there a way to make the sticky thread pop up upon user creation?
There should be.

Google is your friend.
Grub is good, thats what I use.

-JL

01000101 · Post by **01000101** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:49 am

not everyone wants to rely on GRUB for their OS loading.

Solar · Post by **Solar** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:30 am

01000101 wrote:not everyone wants to rely on GRUB for their OS loading.

...but those who ask "which bootloader?" usually do not know what they want, aside from "get it running", and for those GRUB is the standard recommendation. (If only because it relieves us of the burden of having to talk them through A20 Enabling next...)

01000101 · Post by **01000101** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:47 pm

As Teal'c from Stargate SG-1 would say so very enthusiastically... 'indeed'.