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# qloader2
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x86/x86_64 BIOS Bootloader
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### Supported boot protocols
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* Linux
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* stivale (qloader2's native boot protocol, see STIVALE.md for details)
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### Supported filesystems
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* ext2
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* echfs
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* FAT32
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### Supported partitioning schemes
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* MBR
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* GPT
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## How to use
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This repository contains a prebuilt version of qloader2 so building it won't
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be necessary.
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In order to install qloader2 on a MBR device (which can just be a raw image file),
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run the provided `qloader2-install` script as such:
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```bash
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./qloader2-install ./qloader2.bin <path to device/image>
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```
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If using a GPT formatted device, it will be necessary to create an extra partition
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(of at least 32K in size) to store stage 2 code. Then it will be necessary to tell
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the install script where this partition is located by specifying the start sector.
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```bash
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fdisk <device> # Create bootloader partition using your favourite method
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./qloader2-install ./qloader2.bin <path to device/image> <start sector of boot partition>
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```
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Then make sure the device/image contains at least 1 partition formatted in
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a supported filesystem containing a `/qloader2.cfg` or `/boot/qloader2.cfg` file
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and the kernel/modules one wants to load.
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An example `qloader2.cfg` file can be found in `test/qloader2.cfg`.
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More info on the format of `qloader2.cfg` can be found in `CONFIG.md`.
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For example, to create an empty image file of 64MiB in size, 1 echfs partition
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on the image spanning the whole device, format it, copy the relevant files over,
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and install qloader2, one can do:
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```bash
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dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=0 seek=64 of=test.img
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parted -s test.img mklabel msdos
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parted -s test.img mkpart primary 1 100%
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echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img quick-format 32768
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echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img import path/to/qloader2.cfg qloader2.cfg
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echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img import path/to/kernel.elf kernel.elf
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echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img import <path to file> <path in image>
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...
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./qloader2-install $THIS_REPO/qloader2.bin test.img
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```
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One can get `echfs-utils` by installing https://github.com/qword-os/echfs.
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## Building from source
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In order to hack qloader2, one must build the GCC toolchain from source first.
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To do so, run the `make_toolchain.sh` script from within the `toolchain` directory;
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keep in mind that the script takes `MAKEFLAGS` as an argument.
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```bash
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cd toolchain
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./make_toolchain.sh -j4
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```
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After that is done, simply run `make` in the root of the repo to generate
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`src/qloader2.bin`.
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## Discord server
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We have a Discord server if you need support, info, or you just want to
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hang out: https://discord.gg/QEeZMz4
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