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Issue #76
wontfix
Is it possible to add bootp tftp client ?
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Oh ok I did not realise it was removed I was guessing it did not display a Linux boot path as I did not have the files on e drive and either boot was just not implemented that makes sense.
Are you using compression like cramfs on the bios just thinking if you are running out of space that is an option ?
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repo owner
No filesystem, it's a raw binary compressed with gzip. 2bl decompress, place it in RAM and jump to it.
I'm using gzip because it's fast and lightweight. LZMA decompression algorithms are slower (which leads to longer boot time) and take up quite more code space. I have the 2bl sitting just under 12KB of ROM space and I intend to keep it that way. Plus, in my tests, LZMA did not yield a significant advantage over gzip in this case.
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repo owner
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Not in the scope of this project. XBlast OS is a modchip OS.
To boot linux or any other OS, use cromwell or Gentoox Loader.
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Problem with this is that if you have a modchip/ TSOP with only one bank it then requires you to run Cromwell or hacked bios or, you can no longer use XBlastos, if bmf bios support was added this would be ok.
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Like for booting Linux? I'm not there at the moment. I removed all stuff concerning booting Linux kernel from XBlast OS to give me as much ROM space as possible. Once I feel XBlast OS is featureful enough, I will add it back if there's enough ROM space left.