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Hi Christian,

On 09/05/2011 01:24 AM, Christian Gmeiner wrote:
> I am using the linux kernel in combination with busybox and a separate
> bootloader app to
> startup a x86 based embedded device.

Just FYI, Petitboot, a kexec base bootloader, does the same
thing as what you have done.

I'm now working on adding a twin GUI program and an x86 OpenWRT build.

Current info is here:

  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/geoff/petitboot/
  http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/geoff/petitboot.git

Some old info is here:

  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/geoff/cell/ps3-petitboot/
  http://ozlabs.org/~jk/projects/petitboot/

-Geoff