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Michael Brown 9737095d49 [pcbios] Prepare for multiple splits of hidden e820 memory regions
Define a list of N allowed memory regions, and split each underlying
e820 region into up to N subregions.  Strip resulting empty regions
out of the map, avoiding using the "return with CF set to strip last
empty region" trick, because it seems that bootmgr.exe in Win2k8 gets
upset if the memory map is terminated with CF set.

This is an intermediate checkin that defines a single allowed memory
region covering the entire 64-bit address space, and uses the existing
map-mangling code on top of the new region-splitting code.  This
sanitises the memory map to the point that Win2k8 is able to boot even
on a system that defines a final zero-length region at the 4GB mark.

I'm checking this in because it may be useful for future debugging
efforts to be able to run with the existing and known-working map
mangling code together with the map sanitisation capabilities of the
new map mangling code.
2008-08-18 01:01:45 +01:00
contrib [Contribs] Fix multi-line POSIX errno definitions. 2008-05-20 20:29:33 +01:00
src [pcbios] Prepare for multiple splits of hidden e820 memory regions 2008-08-18 01:01:45 +01:00
COPYING Initial revision 2005-05-17 16:44:57 +00:00
COPYRIGHTS Rename Copyrights to COPYRIGHTS for consistency with other filenames 2008-02-14 16:21:51 -05:00
LOG Update LOG for 0.9.3 release 2008-02-14 16:33:43 -05:00
README Add README file which replaces INSTALL and gives pointers to more information. 2008-02-14 16:17:30 -05:00
VERSION Update VERSION for 0.9.3 2008-02-14 16:34:49 -05:00

gPXE README File

gPXE is an implementation of the PXE specification for network
booting, with extensions to allow additional features such as booting
via HTTP, iSCSI, and AoE.  

In generally, gPXE is compatible with the industry-standard PXE
specification, and also supports Etherboot .nbi file loading and some
additional protocols and features.

For more detailed information about gPXE, please visit our project
website at: http://etherboot.org/

BUILDING gPXE IMAGE FROM SOURCE

If you don't want to install development tools, and have access to the
Web, you can get gPXE and Etherboot ROM images made on demand from
http://rom-o-matic.net/

If you would like to compile gPXE images from source, here are some tips.

We normally compile gPXE images on x86, 32-bit Linux machines. It is
possible to also use x86-64 machines. We use gcc compiler options to
create 32-bit output.

It is important to have the necessary software  packages installed.  A gcc-based
toolchain is required.

The following packages (at least) are required:

  - a gcc tool chain (gcc 3.x or gcc 4.x)
  - binutils
  - perl
  - syslinux
  - mtools
  
To test your environment, cd to the "src" directory and type:

   make

You should see a lot of output, and when it stops, the "bin" directory
should be populated with gPXE images and object files.

To learn more about what to build and how to use gPXE, please visit our
project website at http://etherboot.org/ , particularly the "howto" section.

CONTACTING US

Pointers to our project mailing lists are on http://etherboot.org/

Real-time help is often available on IRC on the #etherboot channel of
irc.freenode.net.