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=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 11196 invoked from network); 12 Jan 2022 13:56:24 -0000 Received: from 4ess.inri.net (216.126.196.42) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 12 Jan 2022 13:56:24 -0000 Received: from mail-qv1-f52.google.com ([209.85.219.52]) by 4ess; Wed Jan 12 08:48:32 -0500 2022 Received: by mail-qv1-f52.google.com with SMTP id 15so2889695qvp.12 for <9front@9front.org>; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:48:25 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=uBKbn517VhLaDBYqzMICh37jVi7xaOXVrndfZ1Uq3o4=; b=khRpIFJ4wuXaQXzKyW5PlIGzH2jsFzoFN5p1V0bx9UC2VnQQ/heWECvBW0F2ZyDAK4 PO3F536N4rEN21u+kq2f3f9cdPvJAwa/kHnzHdAVmOTfrX1Yon8R02QyvcbjgKliN2c+ sFjEfBUl8kMBAwIQeQt0+JbtpDuGyEXKoTLQUVWFA3GJVyzlbQQ05A+XEEUY6MMkdtZ/ e9f93IjUc/bHh95R2zwoXjXfSDFxjZj5C5nbNs1dZxz5TUAkQp8BHpr9MhuclrNxuLHN fvHxKgNmylEiyXZi4Lg3qkd8BBGH9Q8if3nd7xt1jnGy1Nk5DmB3inbn9Jcsz0TV57jg J93Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=uBKbn517VhLaDBYqzMICh37jVi7xaOXVrndfZ1Uq3o4=; b=4qDDzKs1UEhxqLjXu9Kp9QtDs9gaWurNXZ+C9O2tYu8d9hUL1cbOteDepJad0qNH6Q DnWqFYFC4kdM3INDcU3sXesntns2uiN4Hxr8VkWVeC5hpQdtWiaPnbOAmCvHavA3KqZC 4sRkxcuJAToicDpAICpbyPElRJ6VNhPxFsKwQtw1izocG+JIUcwVuForype/TGN4DMKO csUnMSJYm+FjdTKO3C3a2UX4Xae4tf5Bj1HuWuRg2aqFJ09bTQIsid5VRC3yQDnQw9HE x4uHGBI4zn4bFSriMy+1KiEGoRecMpQ/5s3/z4Iq/0qA2ZtFUDO6YJXrzoPuw4gPlHHu /ayw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532Tv96jRx008gmtiWoovXYGTGVxpdgAkDEJ1uizEHtGNvc9Tulv pLnri8jQU/lzXBVtB7onf/tX0PRfe2M+ijUaaZy8xVqAgLc= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxFxV2Kc87mzp4axHTlDzOmwlMJa8bYo3EUD24cE7B5asbY+CCfafKGLeQ73/gEU7sM5Fgeh/Fr7sGHrLhs7L0= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6102:3218:: with SMTP id r24mr4470552vsf.74.1641994809478; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:40:09 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a59:ca31:0:b0:27d:32f:72ac with HTTP; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:40:09 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <145d92bf-ed4e-40dc-9f98-75c201923900@sirjofri.de> References: <133F8ADF5C4C2F0F024B47DC463C7216@gmail.com> <43f2820c-c15a-4e6f-a521-82d24d21c4a9@sirjofri.de> <20220112102948.4a6d7d53@gmx.de> <145d92bf-ed4e-40dc-9f98-75c201923900@sirjofri.de> From: hiro <23hiro@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:40:09 +0100 Message-ID: To: 9front@9front.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: flexible compliant reduce/map hardware-based full-stack generator Subject: Re: [9front] Reply-To: 9front@9front.org Precedence: bulk correct, and the plan 9 kernel supports being directly loaded by linux bootloaders just like a linux kernel (where you would have vmlinuz for example). On 1/12/22, sirjofri wrote: > > 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 >