Re: Switch back to Real mode and then boot strap
From: Alex Riesen (raa.lkml_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/28/04
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:57:12 +0200 To: Aboo Valappil <aboo@aboosplanet.com>
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:46:40 +1000, Aboo Valappil <aboo@aboosplanet.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your reply, it is really good if I have to load another kernel.
> But in my case the OS on the hard disk could be Windows, Linux or x86
> Solaris. A reboot is required from Linux booted from floppy/ramdisk after
> the hard disk has been imaged with requested operating system by a user.
Could be a starting point, though.
> Because of the automated behavior of this, changing the boot sequence is not
> an option. That is why I am after executing real mode BIOS interrupts to
> load the MBR and then pass control to it.
You still have to shutdown the currently running kernel and put the
devices in some
definite state.
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