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Booting old Linux kernels from 512-bytes bootsector


Best Answer Wonko the Sane , 02 February 2023 - 08:48 AM

There is this one:

 

https://github.com/o...inux-bootloader

 

and a fork of it:

 

https://github.com/g...oppy-bootloader

 

Cannot say if either fit your use case.

 

:duff:

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#1 386

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Posted 01 February 2023 - 08:18 PM

Hi everyone!

 

I'm looking for a 512-bytes x86 boot-sector to boot old Linux kernels without a boot-loader by reading raw disk sectors (no filesystem driver is needed). Non-EFI, BIOS-only.

 

I've found something here, but it seems to hard deal with...

 

Does anyone have such a boot-sector (asm source or compiled)?


Edited by 386, 01 February 2023 - 08:20 PM.


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Posted 02 February 2023 - 08:48 AM   Best Answer

There is this one:

 

https://github.com/o...inux-bootloader

 

and a fork of it:

 

https://github.com/g...oppy-bootloader

 

Cannot say if either fit your use case.

 

:duff:

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Posted 02 February 2023 - 04:51 PM

Seems like exact what i need!

 

Many thanks, Wonko!






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