Re: how does "hpcboot.exe" work?

[Janne Johansson <icepic.dz%gmail.com@localhost>]

https://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/sys/arch/hpc/stand/hpcboot/
should be the source, no?

Den fre 23 maj 2025 kl 14:00 skrev DiTBho Down in The Bunny hole
<downinthebunnyhole%gmail.com@localhost>:
>
> Hi
> I'm studying Windows CE v1, with the goal of trying to modify the IBM
> z50 ROM to boot NetBSD (or Linux) directly.
>
> Currently NetBSD is loaded and started via "hpcboot.exe", an
> executable that runs on top of Windows CE, loads the kernel into RAM
> and starts it.
>
> It's not clear how this works, I mean, doesn't Windows CE restrict RAM
> access to an .exe file?
>
> I can't find the source code and documentation for "hpcboot.exe".
>
> Let me know
> Thanks.



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