[haiku-development] Re: Graphical Boot Loader
- From: "Duane Ryan" <bailey.d.r@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:05:07 -0500
Well, isn't the bootloader (not the bootstrap sector) on the actual
filesystem? Why is size an issue? In any case, I like this idea.
Seamless boot is always nice, and text frightens people. Including me.
If there were any way to turn my bios into a ticking watch icon, I
would.
Regards,
Duane
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 6:53 AM, Gabriele Biffi <mlist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Petter H. Juliussen wrote:
>>
>> Gabriele Biffi writes:
>>>
>>> You are not supposed to load MacOS from the Haiku boot loader...
>>
>> I don't generally think the boot loader should care what I run from it. I
>> think the problem has to do with making the partition active. Anyways, GRUB
>> works for now.
>
> The problem is not within bootman, it's within MacOS. EFI-based machines
> like the Macs uses a different way to boot, or so I've been told... never
> dug into it.
>
> (unless you're trying with OSx86 on a standard PC, then it should work).
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Gabriele
>
>
>
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