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To: =?utf-8?B?R8OhYm9y?= Boskovits <boskovits@gmail.com>
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Hello G=C3=A1bor,

On +2020-01-23 12:21:27 +0100, G=C3=A1bor Boskovits wrote:
[...]

> This is a bit off topic, but I am about to create an automatic
> installer, that is
> a candidate for a new backend. It currently works by providing a config=
uration
> record, and then executes a few things from the installer.
>=20
> (It does a lookup for a candidate installation target disk, autopartiti=
ons it,
> then injects the bootloader and file-system fields into an operating-sy=
stem
> template, and finally does a system installation.)
>

Will your installer be able to create /boot and / images that will
work with Coreboot/SeaBios/grub legacy-only (not UEFI) bootable systems=20
(like PureOS)?

IOW, what kind of BIOS systems is it dependent on?

> I will have a look at the new protocol soon, to see if this project
> can benefit from that.
[...]

>=20
> Best regards,
> g_bor
> --=20
> OpenPGP Key Fingerprint: 7988:3B9F:7D6A:4DBF:3719:0367:2506:A96C:CF63:0=
B21
>=20

--=20
Regards,
Bengt Richter