linux-kernel - Re: [Fastboot] restoring x86 BIOS state before reboot

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Message-ID: <20070429094135.GA10948@suse.de>
Date:	Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:41:35 +0200
From:	Bernhard Walle <bwalle@...e.de>
To:	kexec@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
Subject: Re: [Fastboot] restoring x86 BIOS state before reboot

* Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com> [2007-04-29 08:51]:
> 
> It may also be worth investigating if it is possible to bypass
> the part of windows that uses BIOS calls.  I really don't have
> a clue how a modern windows systems boots.

I think ReactOS has a bootlader that can also boot Windows, or at
least they are close to booting the Windows kernel. That bootloader
could be then used for booting Windows without BIOS calls.

I also heard that the 100-$-Laptop should now be able to use Windows.
As it's using LinuxBIOS, this could also be interesting. However,
maybe Microsoft simply modifies a special Windows for this, or they
integrate a ClosedSource part in that LinuxBIOS, I don't know ... :-(

Thanks,
   Bernhard
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