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Re: is there a GRUB supporting other CPU architectures like StrongARM, P
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Derrik Pates |
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Re: is there a GRUB supporting other CPU architectures like StrongARM, PPC, or MIPS, other than x86? |
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Thu, 2 May 2002 07:55:28 -0600 |
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Mutt/1.3.28i |
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 06:41:10PM -0400, Chin Zhou wrote:
> It seems to me that the GRUB closely coupled with x86 BIOS. I still want to
> ask this questions:
> Is there or is it possible GRUB supporting other CPU architecture with image
> installed on to flash devices?
Not presently. GRUB is still for x86 systems only. It could probably be
adapted for use on non-x86 architectures, but it'd take writing a fair
amount of platform- and architecture-specific stuff (like for PowerPC,
supporting PReP, CHRP, PowerMac, and other booting arrangements, ditto
for other platforms) in assembler.
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