From 9ec2516c1846d964f7528cea98f0c5dc81568973 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Huang, Ying" Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:21:56 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] --- yaml --- r: 74376 b: refs/heads/master c: 164e217cec236f84718676543659181ea300a862 h: refs/heads/master v: v3 --- [refs] | 2 +- trunk/Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 trunk/Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs] index 493cfcb8b865..ab5879ceae74 100644 --- a/[refs] +++ b/[refs] @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ --- -refs/heads/master: 7c83172b98e569d9aabf947d8b3b089dadb2ff46 +refs/heads/master: 164e217cec236f84718676543659181ea300a862 diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt b/trunk/Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..91a98edfb588 --- /dev/null +++ b/trunk/Documentation/x86_64/uefi.txt @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +General note on [U]EFI x86_64 support +------------------------------------- + +The nomenclature EFI and UEFI are used interchangeably in this document. + +Although the tools below are _not_ needed for building the kernel, +the needed bootloader support and associated tools for x86_64 platforms +with EFI firmware and specifications are listed below. + +1. UEFI specification: http://www.uefi.org + +2. Booting Linux kernel on UEFI x86_64 platform requires bootloader + support. Elilo with x86_64 support can be used. + +3. x86_64 platform with EFI/UEFI firmware. + +Mechanics: +--------- +- Build the kernel with the following configuration. + CONFIG_FB_EFI=y + CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y +- Create a VFAT partition on the disk +- Copy the following to the VFAT partition: + elilo bootloader with x86_64 support, elilo configuration file, + kernel image built in first step and corresponding + initrd. Instructions on building elilo and its dependencies + can be found in the elilo sourceforge project. +- Boot to EFI shell and invoke elilo choosing the kernel image built + in first step.