From: branimir.maksimovic@icloud.com
On 2021-10-12, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Oct 2021 09:10:27 +0200
> wolfgang kern wrote:
>
>> On 12/10/2021 01:14, Carver Harrison wrote:
>> > Try Limine Today: https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine
>> >
>> > - What is Limine?
>> >
>> > Limine is an advanced multiprotocol x86/x86_64 BIOS and UEFI
>> > bootloader that supports Linux, multiboot1 and 2, the stivale
>> > protocols, and chainloading.
>> >
>> > - What is a bootloader for?
>> > A bootloader is an essential piece of software which takes over the
>> > computer after the firmware relinquishes control of the system. It
>> > is the job of the bootloader to find an operating system to boot
>> > and perform all the operations needed in order to get the operating
>> > system's kernel and modules up and running.
>> >
>> > - Why Limine?
>> > Limine is lightweight, elegant, fast, and the reference
>> > implementation of the stivale and stivale2 boot protocols.
>> >
>> > - Why not GRUB?
>> >
>> > GRUB is an amazing piece of software, but Limine's and stivale(2)'s
>> > main target audience is operating system and kernel developers that
>> > want to use a boot protocol which supports modern features which
>> > GRUB's aging multiboot protocols do not (or do not properly).
>>
>>
>> who is brave enough to check on it ? :)
>> I'm curious how assembler source of this UEFI loader would look like.
>> but it sounds suspicious like hell to be just one more HLL-C bloat.
>
>
> Well I went to the site (github) where there's asm src code. (OK, and C
> for the menu program).
>
iWell iUEFI just needs PE format and no bootloader :P
>
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