On 02.12.2014 23:02, Iruatã Souza wrote: >> apropos kernel/bootloader: I just recently had a look at the code >> and somewhat got the impression that 9load seems to be a specially >> tailored plan9 kernel, which then loads the real kernel. >> >> is that correct or am I mistaken here ? > > Correct.
hmm, interesting. What's the exact reason behind that ? I'm really not an expert for bootloaders, but I always got the impression, that bootloaders need to be extremly minimal (eg. on PC you'll have only about 0.5k for the first stage) and serve an entirely different purpose than an OS kernel. OTOH, having a complete OS/Kernel as preboot environment of course also has it's charm - allows easily adding lots of setup things, even rescue stuff, etc. Can 9front also boot other operating systems, eg. Linux ? Could it become a replacement for other bootloaders like grub ? cu -- Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consulting +49-151-27565287
