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> But AFAIK there is no Linux equivalent to loadlin, so I can't use a live image as a flexible environment from which to run a bootloader like I did with MS-DOS
by cesarb 2y ago
> But AFAIK there is no Linux equivalent to loadlin, so I can't use a live image as a flexible environment from which to run a bootloader like I did with MS-DOS over a quarter of a century ago.
There's kexec (https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/kexec.8.html https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/kexec.8.html), which allows loading a Linux kernel from within a running Linux kernel.
- ssl-3 2y agoWell shit. I guess I have some work to do instead of just bellyache about the good old days, then. Thanks! (I think.)