[syslinux] EFI 64bit and Kernel 32 bit

hfekih
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:53:12 -0000

Thank you for the info,

I tested the latest version Syslinux 6.03 (64 bit) and it didn't work.

the boot loader text shows up, then the screen freezes.

maybe it works only on some specific boards/CPUs.

Thank you for the reply's, the problem is now solved by using another
Bootloader.

Best Regards,


On 29.10.18 15:29, Letan Thomas wrote:
> I was able to successfully boot 32-bit kernels with a 64-bit syslinux
> two years ago. There were a bug in syslinux that prevented it, but I was
> able to write a patch which is now in the latest tagged version as far
> as I remember.
>
> Best regards,
> Thomas
>
> Le 18/10/2018 ? 08:24, hfekih via Syslinux a ?crit?:
>> Hello Ady
>>
>> thank you very much for the accurate reply and for saving my time :-)
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>>
>> On 17.10.18 18:06, Ady Ady via Syslinux wrote:
>>>> is it possible to boot a 32 Bit Kernel on 64 EFI firmware with
Syslinux?
>>>  ? In theory, booting 32-bit kernels from 64-bit EFI is supposed to
be
>>> supported by "efi64/efi/syslinux.efi" since 2013Jun.
>>>
>>> In practice:
>>>
>>> _ there is no documentation in The Syslinux Project regarding the
>>> matter (other than the commit from Matt Fleming);
>>>
>>> _ no one has reported success with this case (only failures);
>>>
>>> _ the question has been asked in the past in this mailing list (and
>>> also by means of other official Syslinux channels), but Peter (hpa)
has
>>> scarcely replied with inconsistent / confusing messages (or no
reply at
>>> all).
>>>
>>> I sincerely wished I had better news regarding this case.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Ady.
>>>
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