Re: DOS bootloader Vs. BiosBootLoader


"Javier Grijalba" <Javier.Grijalba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:op.tilds1aiwnzlqi@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,
I use FreeDos + loadcepc for some project and it works.
Regards
Javier

On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:41:50 +0200, Steve Maillet (eMVP)
<nospam1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

1) What are the most important differences between DOS bootloader and
BiosBootLoader?


If by 'BiosBootLoader' you are referring to the bootloader used with
biosloader then the difference is that it will attempt to load the BLDR
executable on a properly prepared biosload boot disk. This is hard coded
behavior with source code available in the Windows CE public source code
tree (in bsect.asm). BLDR will then try to bootstrap the WinCE OS. The
FreeDos + loadCEPC scenerio will use a standard DOS styled bootsector to
bootstrap the FreeDOS OS which would then run the loadCEPC application to
start up WinCE OS. Using biosloader removes the need for an OS like FreeDOS
or MSDOS for that matter -- which is the intention of BIOSLoader.

Jeremy Cooke [MSFT]
jecooke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Windows CE BSP Team

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