Thema: Multiboot2 (Archive)

Create a Bootable Image for a Custom Kernel with GRUB as Bootloader for Legacy x86 Boot (e.g. Multiboot2 Kernel)

In this blog post, I want to show you how you can boot your custom (i.e., self developed, non-linux) kernel with GRUB 2 in a legacy x86 boot flow. The tutorial is focused on Linux as build environment. A working example can be found on my GitHub. Introduction When you Read more…

By Philipp Schuster, 2 years2022-07-25 ago

Programming & DevOps

Minimal GRUB Configuration To Boot A Multiboot2 Kernel With Boot Modules

TLDR: for Multiboot2 you use module2 and for Multiboot1 module in GRUB config files. One of my projects of the last months was to build a prototype setup for kernels written in Rust. The kernel is Multiboot2-compliant and boots on x86_64 with UEFI as firmware. To test everything, I create Read more…

By Philipp Schuster, 3 years2021-08-11 ago