[haiku-development] Re: Defining the Haiku UUID for GPT and other uses

  • From: "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:24:26 +0200 CEST

André Braga <meianoite@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> What we're missing is teaching haiku_loader and the kernel about GPT
> in general and this signature in particular. There are many bits and
> pieces already in place for this, so it shouldn't be dificult. But as
> I mentioned on IRC, this is #2 on my TODO list, #1 being the
> scheduler. Feel free to beat me to it :) The code for FreeBSD's
> "pmbr"
> is a good starting point for a GPT-aware stage1 loader that doesn't
> depend on hardcoded offsets.

What exactly is missing, anyway? The boot loader should support GPT
just fine.

Bye,
   Axel.


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