[openbeos] Re: x86 boot loader milestone

"Commander Sozo" <CommdrSozo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Will this bootloader be able to reside on a different drive than the 
> OS 
> installation?  To clarify, I am working on booting BeOS from a 
> compact 
> flash card, then transferring control to the installation on the hard 
> drive once everything is booted.  Would doing this sort of thing 
> require changes to the bootloader?  (I apologize if this seems like a 
> dumb\obvious question, I have mainly been working on the hardware 
> side)  

That's a completely different issue. Of course, you can boot the OS 
from a compact flash card (as long as the BIOS supports that) - but to 
transfer control to another installation on disk would mean to remount 
the boot device, and I don't think this will be easily possible (it's 
impossible in BeOS).
What is this needed for anyway?

Bye,
   Axel.

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