Re: devfs patch v3
Erik Corry (erik@arbat.com)
Mon, 12 Jan 1998 15:36:51 +0100 (MET)
In article <k2soqtyhzs.fsf@zero.aec.at> you wrote:
> "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@transmeta.com> writes:
> >
> > True. I was considering writing a boot loader that would read ext2.
> > The main problem is that it really begs for being a second-stage
> > loader, so it can be in protected mode. Unfortunately, thats a
> > mini-OS all in itself, i.e. not exactly a weekend project (the first
> > version of syslinux I wrote in a night.)
> Doesn't GRUB do this nowadays? (and it certainly is a mini OS)
The bootloader that comes with Unifix Linux www.unifix.de
understands ext2, which is great. It also is full-screen
and has a simple file browser if you've forgotten what
you called your kernel.
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Erik Corry erik@arbat.com