On 10/20/2013 20:58, Julian Elischer wrote: > Kris. exactly what features need to be added to the boot process to > allow > what you want to do, but without using grub? > Here's a list of the features we are using from grub: For install medium: * Hybrid DVD ISO/USB image in same file * BIOS / UEFI loaders on same image * Graphics support For installed system: * Script-able ZFS BE menus * Options for setting default timeouts / default BEs to load, etc * Script-able menu to boot other OS's, such as Windows / Linux * Loads before kernel * Graphics support (I.E. countdown indicator, wallpapers, arrow-key support, etc) If the native loader is able to handle the ZFS BE stuff, then I don't see a reason why I can't make it an option in the installer, even without graphics and the other niceties that grub brings. Is this working in the stable/10 branch now? -- Kris Moore PC-BSD Software iXsystemsReceived on Mon Oct 21 2013 - 11:32:48 UTC
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