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| limine | uefi-elf-bootloader | |
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| 20 | 2 | |
| 1,584 | 85 | |
| 6.5% | - | |
| 9.5 | 0.0 | |
| 10 days ago | over 1 year ago | |
| C | C | |
| BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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limine
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It's far from clear how grub package updates work on Ubuntu
I assume this person meant to say `Limine'.
It's what I use for dualbooting Windows and Linux. It's really easy to Install, Use & Understand.
https://limine-bootloader.org/
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Limine a dog with fleas just died
They also publish a PHILOSOPHY.md page in their MS-source-git (github) that is, which is clearly offensive to us and many linux users:
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Problem loading GDT in a x86-64 kernel
I'm using Limine for bootloader, and in its documentation, in the Protocol page, we have:
- Limine is an advanced, portable, multiprotocol bootloader
- Looking for boot manager recommendations
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Getting the memory size with Limine
Hello! While reading the Limine protocol specification i noticed that it says that "all non-usable entries (including kernel/modules) are not guaranteed any alignment, nor is it guaranteed that they do not overlap other entries". How am I supposed to get the memory size then? If the memory map entries can overlap, then summing their lengths won't work. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance.
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The *nix Compass
That's the Limine bootloader
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How do I make a bootloader that boots into a c kernel
It's way easier to use a pre-existing bootloader. I recommend Limine. It has it's own boot protocol that's designed for x86_64. You don't need any additional setup as it's already booted to long mode unlike Multiboot which needs you to switch to long mode since it's booted in protected mode. You can find an example kernel here.
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MaslOS
It uses Limine as the Bootloader but I used Ponchos OS Dev Playlist as a base.
- Is grub grub-efi lilo syslinux TOO MUCH - try Limine
uefi-elf-bootloader
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Understanding the purpose of UEFI
Thanks all for their answers! You helped alot! In the meanwhile I've found this example loader and kernel: https://github.com/ajxs/uefi-elf-bootloader In that project the dev has chosen to disable the watchdog timer and newer return from boot loader. This is the end of efi_main
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Switching To 64bit Mode
Example code for loading an ELF kernel from UEFI: https://github.com/ajxs/uefi-elf-bootloader
What are some alternatives?
uefiseven - An EFI loader that emulates int10h interrupts needed for booting Windows 7 under UEFI Class 3 systems.
VeraCrypt-DCS - VeraCrypt EFI Bootloader for EFI Windows system encryption (LGPL)
Rufus - The Reliable USB Formatting Utility
efifs - EFI FileSystem drivers
toaruos - A completely-from-scratch hobby operating system: bootloader, kernel, drivers, C library, and userspace including a composited graphical UI, dynamic linker, syntax-highlighting text editor, network stack, etc.
elf2efi - Convert ELF-format images to PE+ suitable for use as EFI applications
android_bootable_bootloader_edk2 - Android Boot Loader (abl) for SHIFTPHONES
NesUEFI - A bootable NES Emulator running on UEFI
edk2 - EDK II
x86_64 - Library to program x86_64 hardware.
UEFI-Tuts - YOUTUBE Tutorials on how the UEFI works to boot your own Operating System. Think of this as an EFI Bootloader.