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Re: NetBSD kernel - multiboot?



It does support multiboot.

"multiboot support first appeared in NetBSD 4.0."

See my dmesg:

NetBSD 4.99.69 (GENERIC) #0: Mon Jul 14 18:28:41 CEST 2008
        
replaced%grimnismal.regius.local@localhost:/tnf/build/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
multiboot: Information structure flags: 0x000007e7
multiboot: Boot loader: GNU GRUB 0.97
multiboot: Command line: /netbsd
multiboot: 640 KB lower memory, 392128 KB upper memory
multiboot: Symbol table at 0xc0cf47f4, length 589136 bytes
multiboot: String table at 0xc0d84544, length 532731 bytes


Dima Veselov wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> As I understand NetBSD kernel is not multiboot compliant. I've searched 
> google a little and found no information about this topic. 
> 
> Can some say - will it support multiboot specifications ever?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Sincerelly yours


--
Adam

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