Rebranding

.gitignore

@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 /bochsout.txt
 /bx_enh_dbg.ini
 .vscode
-!/qloader2.bin
+/limine-install
+!/limine.bin

CONFIG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# qloader2 configuration file
+# Limine configuration file
 
-The qloader2 configuration file is comprised of *assignments* and *entries*.
+The Limine configuration file is comprised of *assignments* and *entries*.
 
 *Entries* describe boot *entries* which the user can select in the *boot menu*.
 

Makefile

@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 OS := $(shell uname)
+CC = cc
 
 .PHONY: all clean echfs-test ext2-test test.img
 
 all:
 	$(MAKE) -C src all
-	cp src/qloader2.bin ./
+	cp src/limine.bin ./
 
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C src clean
 
+limine-install: limine-install.c
+	$(CC) limine-install.c -o limine-install
+
 test.img:
 	rm -f test.img
 	dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=0 seek=4096 of=test.img
@@ -26,8 +30,8 @@ echfs-test: test.img all
 	$(MAKE) -C test
 	echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img quick-format 32768
 	echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img import test/test.elf boot/test.elf
-	echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img import test/qloader2.cfg qloader2.cfg
+	echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img import test/limine.cfg limine.cfg
-	./qloader2-install src/qloader2.bin test.img
+	./limine-install src/limine.bin test.img
 	qemu-system-x86_64 -hda test.img -debugcon stdio
 
 ext2-test: test.img all
@@ -40,12 +44,12 @@ ext2-test: test.img all
 	sudo mount `cat loopback_dev`p1 test_image
 	sudo mkdir test_image/boot
 	sudo cp test/test.elf test_image/boot/
-	sudo cp test/qloader2.cfg test_image/
+	sudo cp test/limine.cfg test_image/
 	sync
 	sudo umount test_image/
 	sudo losetup -d `cat loopback_dev`
 	rm -rf test_image loopback_dev
-	./qloader2-install src/qloader2.bin test.img
+	./limine-install src/limine.bin test.img
 	qemu-system-x86_64 -hda test.img -debugcon stdio
 
 fat32-test: test.img all
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ else ifeq ($(OS), FreeBSD)
 endif
 	sudo mkdir test_image/boot
 	sudo cp test/test.elf test_image/boot/
-	sudo cp test/qloader2.cfg test_image/
+	sudo cp test/limine.cfg test_image/
 	sync
 	sudo umount test_image/
 ifeq ($(OS), Linux)
@@ -73,5 +77,5 @@ else ifeq ($(OS), FreeBSD)
 	sudo mdconfig -d -u md9
 endif
 	rm -rf test_image loopback_dev
-	./qloader2-install src/qloader2.bin test.img
+	./limine-install src/limine.bin test.img
 	qemu-system-x86_64 -hda test.img -debugcon stdio

README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-# qloader2
+# Limine
 x86/x86_64 BIOS Bootloader
 
 ![Reference screenshot](/screenshot.png?raw=true "Reference screenshot")
 
 ### Supported boot protocols
 * Linux
-* stivale and stivale2 (qloader2's native boot protocols, see STIVALE{,2}.md for details)
+* stivale and stivale2 (Limine's native boot protocols, see STIVALE{,2}.md for details)
 
 ### Supported filesystems
 * ext2
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@ x86/x86_64 BIOS Bootloader
 * GPT
 
 ## How to use
-This repository contains a prebuilt version of qloader2 so building it won't
+This repository contains a prebuilt version of Limine so building it won't be necessary.
-be necessary.
 
-In order to install qloader2 on a MBR device (which can just be a raw image file),
+In order to install Limine on a MBR device (which can just be a raw image file), build the
-run the provided `qloader2-install` script as such:
+`limine-install` program using `make limine-install`, then run the resulting executable as such:
 
 ```bash
-./qloader2-install ./qloader2.bin <path to device/image>
+./limine-install ./limine.bin <path to device/image>
 ```
 
 If using a GPT formatted device, it will be necessary to create an extra partition
@@ -33,20 +32,20 @@ the install script where this partition is located by specifying the start secto
 
 ```bash
 fdisk <device>    # Create bootloader partition using your favourite method
-./qloader2-install ./qloader2.bin <path to device/image> <start sector of boot partition>
+./limine-install ./limine.bin <path to device/image> <start sector of boot partition>
 ```
 
 Then make sure the device/image contains at least 1 partition formatted in
-a supported filesystem containing a `/qloader2.cfg` or `/boot/qloader2.cfg` file
+a supported filesystem containing a `/limine.cfg` or `/boot/limine.cfg` file
 and the kernel/modules one wants to load.
 
-An example `qloader2.cfg` file can be found in `test/qloader2.cfg`.
+An example `limine.cfg` file can be found in `test/limine.cfg`.
 
-More info on the format of `qloader2.cfg` can be found in `CONFIG.md`.
+More info on the format of `limine.cfg` can be found in `CONFIG.md`.
 
 For example, to create an empty image file of 64MiB in size, 1 echfs partition
 on the image spanning the whole device, format it, copy the relevant files over,
-and install qloader2, one can do:
+and install Limine, one can do:
 
 ```bash
 dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=0 seek=64 of=test.img
@@ -55,18 +54,18 @@ parted -s test.img mkpart primary 1 100%
 parted -s test.img set 1 boot on # Workaround for buggy BIOSes
 
 echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img quick-format 32768
-echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img import path/to/qloader2.cfg qloader2.cfg
+echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img import path/to/limine.cfg limine.cfg
 echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img import path/to/kernel.elf kernel.elf
 echfs-utils -m -p0 test.img import <path to file> <path in image>
 ...
-./qloader2-install $THIS_REPO/qloader2.bin test.img
+./limine-install $THIS_REPO/limine.bin test.img
 
 ```
 
 One can get `echfs-utils` by installing https://github.com/qword-os/echfs.
 
 ## Building from source
-In order to hack qloader2, one must build the GCC toolchain from source first.
+In order to hack Limine, one must build the GCC toolchain from source first.
 
 To do so, run the `make_toolchain.sh` script from within the `toolchain` directory;
 keep in mind that the script takes `MAKEFLAGS` as an argument.
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ cd toolchain
 ```
 
 After that is done, simply run `make` in the root of the repo to generate
-`src/qloader2.bin`.
+`limine.bin`.
 
 ## Discord server
 We have a Discord server if you need support, info, or you just want to

limine-install.c

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     if (argc < 3) {
-        printf("Usage: %s <path to qloader2 binary> <device> [stage2 start sector]\n", argv[0]);
+        printf("Usage: %s <path to bootloader binary> <device> [stage2 start sector]\n", argv[0]);
         return 1;
     }
 

qloader2-install

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-if [ -z "$2" ]; then
-    echo "Usage: $0 <path to qloader2 binary> <device> [stage2 start sector]"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Variables.
-DEVICE="$2"
-MBR="$(mktemp)"
-BINARY_SECT_SRC="$(mktemp)"
-BINARY_SECT_BIN="$(mktemp)"
-QLOADER2="$1"
-
-if [ -z "$3" ]; then
-    STAGE2_SECT=1
-else
-    STAGE2_SECT="$3"
-fi
-
-echo "dd $STAGE2_SECT" > "$BINARY_SECT_SRC"
-nasm "$BINARY_SECT_SRC" -f bin -o "$BINARY_SECT_BIN"
-
-# Copy the loader to the device.
-dd if="$DEVICE"          of="$MBR"    bs=1   count=64 skip=446 2>/dev/null
-dd if="$QLOADER2"        of="$DEVICE" bs=512 count=1  conv=notrunc 2>/dev/null
-dd if="$QLOADER2"        of="$DEVICE" bs=512 count=63 skip=1   seek=$(( $STAGE2_SECT )) conv=notrunc 2>/dev/null
-dd if="$BINARY_SECT_BIN" of="$DEVICE" bs=1   count=4  seek=$(( 0x1b0 )) conv=notrunc 2>/dev/null
-dd if="$MBR"             of="$DEVICE" bs=1   count=64 seek=446 conv=notrunc 2>/dev/null
-
-rm "$MBR" "$BINARY_SECT_SRC" "$BINARY_SECT_BIN"

src/Makefile

@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ INTERNAL_LDFLAGS = \
 C_FILES := $(shell find ./ -type f -name '*.c' | sort)
 OBJ := $(C_FILES:.c=.o)
 
-all: qloader2.bin
+all: limine.bin
 
-qloader2.bin: $(OBJ)
+limine.bin: $(OBJ)
 	$(LD) $(OBJ) $(LDFLAGS) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) -o stage2.bin
-	cd bootsect && nasm bootsect.asm -fbin -o ../qloader2.bin
+	cd bootsect && nasm bootsect.asm -fbin -o ../limine.bin
 
 %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@

src/bootsect/bootsect.asm

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ start:
     ; Some BIOSes don't pass the correct boot drive number,
     ; so we need to do the job
   .check_drive:
-    ; Qloader2 isn't made for floppy disks, these are dead anyways.
+    ; Limine isn't made for floppy disks, these are dead anyways.
     ; So if the value the BIOS passed is <0x80, just assume it has passed
     ; an incorrect value
     test dl, 0x80
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ halt:
 
 ; Data
 
-LoadingMsg db 0x0D, 0x0A, '<ql2>', 0x0D, 0x0A, 0x0A, 0x00
+LoadingMsg db 0x0D, 0x0A, 'Limine', 0x0D, 0x0A, 0x0A, 0x00
 Stage2Msg db 'Loading stage2...', 0x00
 ErrReadDiskMsg db 0x0D, 0x0A, 'Disk read error, system halted', 0x00
 ErrEnableA20Msg db 0x0D, 0x0A, 'A20 enable error, system halted', 0x00

src/lib/config.c

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ static char *config_addr;
 int init_config(int drive, int part) {
     struct file_handle f;
 
-    if (fopen(&f, drive, part, "/qloader2.cfg")) {
+    if (fopen(&f, drive, part, "/limine.cfg")) {
-        if (fopen(&f, drive, part, "/boot/qloader2.cfg")) {
+        if (fopen(&f, drive, part, "/boot/limine.cfg")) {
             return -1;
         }
     }

src/limine.h

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef __LIMINE_H__
+#define __LIMINE_H__
+
+#define LIMINE_VERSION "0.4"
+
+#endif

src/main.c

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ASM_BASIC(
     "jmp main\n\t"
 );
 
-#include <qloader2.h>
+#include <limine.h>
 #include <drivers/vga_textmode.h>
 #include <lib/real.h>
 #include <lib/blib.h>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void main(int boot_drive) {
     // Initial prompt.
     init_vga_textmode();
 
-    print("qloader2 " QLOADER2_VERSION "\n\n");
+    print("Limine " LIMINE_VERSION "\n\n");
 
     print("Boot drive: %x\n", boot_drive);
 

src/menu.c

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <qloader2.h>
+#include <limine.h>
 #include <menu.h>
 #include <lib/print.h>
 #include <lib/blib.h>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ char *menu(void) {
 
 refresh:
     text_clear();
-    print("\n\n  \e[44m qloader\e[33m2\e[37m " QLOADER2_VERSION " \e[40m\n\n\n");
+    print("\n\n  \e[36m Limine " LIMINE_VERSION " \e[37m\n\n\n");
 
     print("Select an entry:\n\n");
 

src/protos/stivale2.c

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <qloader2.h>
+#include <limine.h>
 #include <protos/stivale2.h>
 #include <lib/elf.h>
 #include <lib/blib.h>
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ void stivale2_load(char *cmdline, int boot_drive) {
 
     print("stivale2: Top used address in ELF: %X\n", top_used_addr);
 
-    strcpy(stivale2_struct.bootloader_brand, "qloader2");
+    strcpy(stivale2_struct.bootloader_brand, "Limine");
-    strcpy(stivale2_struct.bootloader_version, QLOADER2_VERSION);
+    strcpy(stivale2_struct.bootloader_version, LIMINE_VERSION);
 
     //////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Create firmware struct tag

src/qloader2.h

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __QLOADER2_H__
-#define __QLOADER2_H__
-
-#define QLOADER2_VERSION "0.4"
-
-#endif

test/limine.cfg

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+TIMEOUT=3
+
+:MyOS
+
+PROTOCOL=stivale2
+
+KERNEL_PARTITION=0
+KERNEL_PATH=boot/test.elf
+KERNEL_CMDLINE=something

test/qloader2.cfg

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-TIMEOUT=3
-
-:Test kernel
-
-PROTOCOL=stivale2
-
-KERNEL_PARTITION=0
-KERNEL_PATH=boot/test.elf
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=something
-
-MODULE_PARTITION=0
-MODULE_PATH=qloader2.cfg
-MODULE_STRING=something here
-
-:Test 2
-
-KERNEL_PARTITION=0
-KERNEL_PATH=/boot/test.elf
-KERNEL_PROTO=stivale
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=none
-
-MODULE_PARTITION=0
-MODULE_PATH=qloader2.cfg
-MODULE_STRING=something here