> > > As in x86 and sparc, the multiboot strap is basically not the real kernel, > > but a loader to load ramdisk and initializer of system before exitto unix > > module. Here comes several choices about the system initialization: > > Can you explain that? Usually the kernel loaded by multiboot *is* a > real kernel. So I don't understand what you mean. Perhaps you are > confused by a single implementation.
I think Noah is talking about Solaris x86. Indeed Solaris x86 provides multiboot compliant program which is not a real kernel, but rather an aux module which assembles the kernel from the archive loaded by GRUB. Anyway, that is a "single implementation" case. > > 3. grub2 network is not available (Marco planned to work on it on Feb as > > posted from grub wiki), shall we port the solaris network stack > > (src/stand/lib) for grub or wait? > > Please wait and who is we? I believe that "we" would be Solaris/PPC developers. Some of us are on this list. -- Regards, Cyril _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel