Re: OT: MBR programming
charkee berekeke <[email protected]> Thu, 15 Dec 2005 05:33:37 -0800 (PST)
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--===============1244859859== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1437651974-1134653617=:67792" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --0-1437651974-1134653617=:67792 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable i was just wondering if i could recreate the mbr so it would boot by defa= ult on a=20 specific OS, say 98, but will execute a bootloader if a certain key is = pressed during=20 a certain interval in the boot-up process. I only want to restrict use = of an IBM-PC. =20 bryan <[email protected]> wrote: But most PC's still need a MBR/BootStrap. you may want to take a look= at the source of GRUB, LILO, or Syslinux, the bootstrap/MBR code in part= icular... What information in particular are you interested in? Have fun! -Bryan Paolo Alexis Falcone <[email protected]> wrote: On 12/14/05, jhuniepi w= rote: > EFI, interface between firmware and OS loader. For all I care it's already the firmware to replace the dinosaur dung known as the PC BIOS... Afaik the need for an MBR is only present in the IBM PC architecture - and since EFI appeared first in the Intel Itanium (IA64) architecture maybe they've done away with the MBR requirement? -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [email protected] _________________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Newbie Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph LUG-6332=20 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LUG-6332/ A non-profit/ not for profit group which aims to avocate the use/develope= nt of GNU/Linux and OpenSource/FreeSoftware....in a non coercive way.... = Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.c= om _________________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Newbie Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph =20 =09 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping=20 --0-1437651974-1134653617=:67792 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <DIV>i was just wondering if i could recreate the mbr so it would boot by= default on a </DIV> <DIV>specific OS, say 98, but will execute a bootlo= ader if a certain key is pressed during </DIV> <DIV>a certain interval i= n the boot-up process. I only want to restrict use of an IBM-PC.</DIV> <= DIV><BR><BR><B><I>bryan <[email protected]></I></B> wrote:</DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dreplbq style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5= px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV id=3DRTEContent>But most PC's = still need a MBR/BootStrap. you may want to take a look at the source of = GRUB, LILO, or Syslinux, the bootstrap/MBR code in particular...<BR><BR>W= hat information in particular are you interested in?<BR><BR>Have fun!<BR>= <BR>-Bryan<BR><BR><B><I>Paolo Alexis Falcone <[email protected]></= I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dreplbq style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MAR= GIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">On 12/14/05, jhunie= pi <JHUNIEPI @gmail.com=3D"">wrote:<BR>> EFI, interface between firmware and OS loader.<BR><BR>For all I care it's already the f= irmware to replace the dinosaur dung<BR>known as the PC BIOS... Afaik the= need for an MBR is only present in<BR>the IBM PC architecture - and sinc= e EFI appeared first in the Intel<BR>Itanium (IA64) architecture maybe th= ey've done away with the MBR<BR>requirement?<BR><BR><BR>--<BR>Paolo Alexi= s Falcone<BR>[email protected]<BR>______________________________________= ___________________<BR>Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Newbie Mailin= g List<BR>[email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph)<BR>Re= ad the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists<BR>Searchable Archives: http= ://archives.free.net.ph</JHUNIEPI></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><BR><BR>LUG-6332= <BR>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LUG-6332/<BR><BR>A non-profit/ not for= profit group which aims to avocate the use/developent of GNU/Linux and O= penSource/FreeSoftware....in a non coercive way.... <div>Send instant me= ssages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com __________________________________________= _______________<BR>Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Newbie Mailing Li= st<BR>[email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph)<BR>Read t= he Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists<BR>Searchable Archives: http://a= rchives.free.net.ph</div></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR></DIV><p> =09 <hr size=3D1>Yahoo! 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