> 1) SYSLINUX on EFI must be extended to load arbitrary > EFI binaries > (perhaps through a module first > like how linux.c32's code became the > Linux loader).Do you know 6.03 status on this topic? i.e. can something like bootmgfw.efi be booted today or not? Pat
On Dec 30, 2014 6:06 AM, "Patrick Masotta" <masottaus at yahoo.com> wrote:> > > > 1) SYSLINUX on EFI must be extended to load arbitrary > > EFI binaries > > (perhaps through a module first > > like how linux.c32's code became the > > Linux loader). > > Do you know 6.03 status on this topic? > i.e. can something like bootmgfw.efi be booted today or not?http://bugzilla.syslinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17 so no. --Gene
>>> 1) SYSLINUX on EFI must be extended to load arbitrary >>> EFI binaries >>> (perhaps through a module first >>> like how linux.c32's code became the >>> Linux loader). >> >> Do you know 6.03 status on this topic? >> i.e. can something like bootmgfw.efi be booted today ornot? > http://bugzilla.syslinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17 > so no. > --GeneThat bug talks about not being able to chain-load to bootmgfw.efi using chain.c32 (or pxechn.c32) but can SYSLINUX "core" boot today bootmgfw.efi? something like: KERNEL /xx/yy/bootmgfw.efi if it is not possible probably adding this capability to the core is the first step to take. was this issue discussed before somewhere else? Pat