From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.5 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 6373 invoked from network); 14 Jan 2022 10:22:40 -0000 Received: from 4ess.inri.net (216.126.196.42) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 14 Jan 2022 10:22:40 -0000 Received: from sirjofri.de ([5.45.105.127]) by 4ess; Wed Jan 12 08:09:21 -0500 2022 Received: from sirjofri.de ([95.90.218.152]) by sirjofri.de; Wed Jan 12 14:09:11 +0100 2022 Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:09:09 +0000 (UTC) From: sirjofri To: Eckard Brauer <9front@9front.org> Message-ID: <145d92bf-ed4e-40dc-9f98-75c201923900@sirjofri.de> In-Reply-To: <20220112102948.4a6d7d53@gmx.de> References: <133F8ADF5C4C2F0F024B47DC463C7216@gmail.com> <43f2820c-c15a-4e6f-a521-82d24d21c4a9@sirjofri.de> <20220112102948.4a6d7d53@gmx.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Correlation-ID: <145d92bf-ed4e-40dc-9f98-75c201923900@sirjofri.de> List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: generic database extension-scale WEB2.0 API browser Subject: Re: [9front] Reply-To: 9front@9front.org Precedence: bulk 12.01.2022 10:29:48 Eckard Brauer : >> 9front has its own bootloader, at least for x86/amd64 standard >> machines. However, some people got 9front booting with other linux >> bootloaders. > > correct, but IMO that works like: > > BIOS -> "other bootloader" -> 9pc/9pc64 -> plan9 kernel > > where the 9pc/9pc64 plan9 bootloader still needs to be in a given > position or to be contiguous on disk - refer "bootloader magic" or the > like somewhere in the fqa. Afaik the 9pc/64 is the kernel. At least that's what is compiled when cd /sys/src/9/pc64 && mk install. But there's also the minimal initial disk or something like that, containing some basic programs for networking etc. sirjofri