Hello Folks !
Now that multiboot Version 4 is more or less finished (just minor bugfixes left) I start thinking if I couldn't implement also a SIMPLE bootloader.
When I started developing multiboot I decided to implement it the standard way using Partitions for the various images (instead of subdirectories as Flashwizzard does), which would mean that it should be also possible to use a standard Unix bootloader like grub for choosing the Partitions.
Could somebody compile grub for me, then I'm willing to find out if it is usable for multibooting the DM 7025
Why grub - well it is relatively simply to config and handle, doesn't need any fancy graphics output and maybe does the job only with very small or no changes.
This simplicity of grub would enable to avoid the problem with the TV screen output, because we could switch the output to the lcd display
just showing the partitonnumber and text in its config file that is choosen.
When compiling it as it is I assume the output of grub would go to the serial console (I have a Null modem cable for displaying it), which would be also OK at the moment to find out in a PoC if it is usable.
Even when the terminal output on the lcd or the console would not work just pressing the remote x times or the keyboard of the serial console at the beginning for choosing the image Partition would be enough because grub should work even without any output
So is somebody willing to help me on this subject - input, feedback, critics and a compiled grub binary is welcome !
regards
thowi