操作系統開發 - OS Boot Tool (中譯者：內核啓動工具)

操作系統開發 - OS Boot Tool (中譯者：內核啓動工具), 以下是來自http://forum.osdev.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25116 , 大家翻牆看

Let me present to your attention the new tool for OS developers – OS Boot Tools.
This toolset is for those developers who don't want to use monstruous Linux loaders GRUB/LILO, but want to boot their kernel image file in a simple and fast manner from any device and media (floppy disks, HDD, flash-drives, CD/DVD...) with file systems FAT12/FAT16/FAT32/NTFS/ISO9660, from disks partitioned both in traditional MBR scheme and in progressive GUID scheme (GPT) even beyond 2TiB limit. Also there is a Windows console utility in the package that allows to store proper boot code in any device or file with virtual device image. This toolset allows to start directly to develop your OS without poring over the file systems structure and falling into a stupor from the lack of space for debugging your bootloader.
Advantages of this tool are:
– A simplicity of disk preparation, you won't accidentally loose files on your disk;
– An ultimate simplicity of usage – after you once prepared your disk for booting, just copy your OS kernel image file to the root directory of this disk and boot from it;
– Your image file may be sufficiently large – up to 620 kB;
– Your OS will easily know, what disk/partition it was booted from;
– Your OS may be easily shared with your friends for checking, debugging and demonstration – just pass them your kernel file and they will copy it to the disk prepared the same way for booting.
Specifications, usage instructions and much more you may read at the official project's page...

Welcome to download, use and have fun...
OS Boot Tools v2.01
...discuss HERE!