rust-osdev / rust-osdev/bootloader
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Description
The current bootloader generates a ".bin" file at the end which is a hard disk image. Is it possible to provide some instructions to generate a simple FAT disk with that bin file of ELF file?
Because the bootloader is completely customized, i am struggling to understand how to put the bin file or some part of the kernel in an actual file system.
For example, using GRUB one can follow these to generate disks
Or alternatively, can we make GRUB boot this bootloader (not chainloading because it works on different disks)
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Research direction
Start by examining how the customized bootloader produces its .bin hard disk image and how its ELF kernel is placed. Compare the requested FAT-disk workflow with the linked GRUB disk image instructions, and determine whether GRUB can boot this bootloader without chainloading. Done means documented, reproducible instructions for the supported approach.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- documentation, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
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- 3-5 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100