Syslinux - May 2014 - Fwd: Possible to load VBIOS TSR from MEMDISK, then load Linux?

Intel has VBIOS updates available that end-users typically cannot use
unless their vendor includes it in a system BIOS update. The only
exception is being able to use a DOS TSR (terminate and stay resident)
executable, which doesn?t work e.g. in NT-based Windows. However, I do
not know if this also applies to Linux (and that may be a question to
ask elsewhere). However, regarding MEMDISK, would it be possible to at
least do something like the following:

GRUB2 loads MEMDISK
MEMDISK loads DOS/real mode TSR, returns to GRUB2
GRUB2 loads Linux with TSR still present

Thanks,
chrstphrchvz

Op 2014-05-24 om 00:33 schreef Christopher Chavez:
> Intel has VBIOS updates available that end-users typically cannot use
> unless their vendor includes it in a system BIOS update.
My first idea with "VBIOS" was that the V is from Virtualisation,
but after a websearch on VBIOS, I think that it is the V from Video.

> The only exception is being able to use a DOS TSR (terminate and
> stay resident) executable, which doesn???t work e.g. in NT-based
> Windows. However, I do not know if this also applies to Linux (and
> that may be a question to ask elsewhere). However, regarding MEMDISK,
> would it be possible to at least do something like the following:
>
> GRUB2 loads MEMDISK
> MEMDISK loads DOS/real mode TSR, returns to GRUB2
> GRUB2 loads Linux with TSR still present
>
FWIW: A running Linux system doesn't use BIOS calls.
Neither calls to VideoBIOS.

> Thanks,
> chrstphrchvz

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