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[ts-7000] Re: new TS-7000 bootloader (Linux booting Linux)

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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: new TS-7000 bootloader (Linux booting Linux)
From: "Yan Seiner" <>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:30:40 -0000
--- In  "Jesse Off" <> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
> 
> We've just written a utility to allow arbitrary loading and 
> execution of kernels within an already booted Linux.  We believe 
> this is the perfect complement to the already super-fast Linux 
> bootstrap on the TS-7xxx.  Our opinion is that instead of using or 
> developing another high functionality bootloader (uBoot, RedBoot, 
> GRUB, etc..), we'd just as well use Linux itself as the bootloader 
> of choice!  
> 

Jesse:

That's just too slick!

Now you're going to make me build a mini-kernel - a totally stripped
down kernel to use as a bootloader.  :-)

I see a lot of potential in this:

I picture loading up a mini-kernel with just enough smarts to put up a
grub-like menu, and allow me to select if I want to boot from flash,
tftp, or whatever....  And/or to load up a framebuffer and then boot
the real kernel.  The possibilities are endless.....

--Yan



 
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