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Bootloader
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:43 am
by kevin666
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
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:03 am
by Combuster
You obviously haven't read the sticky thread. Please do so now.
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:58 pm
by jerryleecooper
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.
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:06 pm
by piranha
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
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:49 am
by 01000101
not everyone wants to rely on GRUB for their OS loading.
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:30 am
by Solar
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...)
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:47 pm
by 01000101
As Teal'c from Stargate SG-1 would say so very enthusiastically... 'indeed'.