Re: Loading below 1 MB

[Viktor Pracht]

> I understand your point, but I wonder how many modern systems have
> less than 2MB and how many people want to run GRUB on such
> systems. Clearly GRUB requires at least 1MB to run, so you cannot run
> GRUB on 128KB machines anyway.

V2_OS is supposed to run on anything with a 386-compatible processor in it.
GRUB will probably be used only on real PCs, but once the Multiboot header of
the kernel says to load at 1 MB, the kernel must be loaded at 1 MB by old
and embedded systems too, no matter what boot loader they use.


- VP

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