booting/loading a tool, not kernel
Andriy Gapon
avg at icyb.net.ua
Mon Feb 16 10:26:51 PST 2009
I'd like to add an entry to my loader menu to load/execute memtest86
instead of a kernel. It is built as standalone ELF executable, of course.
Currently I go to a loader prompt and do:
> unload
> load /boot/memtest86
> boot
Where should I look to get this into the forth code?
Suppose I want to extend this approach.
What would be a good name for subdirectory to put such tools?
What would be a good way to add a sub-menu for such tools?
Also, my current approach means that loader still first loads a standard
kernel and its modules and then replaces them with memetest86. How to
get to a loader menu without pre-loading anything?
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Andriy Gapon
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