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+$Id: STATUS,v 1.1 2002/11/25 02:07:53 rminnich Exp $
+==========================================
+==========================================
+
+ STATUS
+
+==========================================
+==========================================
+
+LILO
+ fully supported
+
+ ==========================================
+
+GRUB
+ fully supported
+
+ notes
+ int15/eAX=00C0 - not supported
+ int15/Eax=5300 - not supported
+ int 13 ; fn 41 -> dev 81
+ int 13 ; fn 08 -> dev 81
+
+ ==========================================
+
+LINUX
+ fully supported
+
+ notes
+ won't reboot
+ fix fb?
+
+ ==========================================
+
+openbsd
+ fully supported
+
+ notes
+ won't reboot
+
+ ==========================================
+Win2k
+
+ fully supported
+
+ notes
+ network?
+ better gfx?
+
+ ==========================================
+
+freebsd
+ somewhat supported
+
+ notes
+ won't reboot
+
+ right now it hangs somewhere around fsck/net startup
+
+ probably due to bad PIRQ table,
+ it probably switches to polled IO and is dog slow.
+
+ ==========================================
+
+Win98
+ somewhat supported
+
+ lots of ata issues, but if get past
+ ata hurdles, desktop will show up
+
+ press F8 for safe mode.
+ the desktop comes up
+ (can see "safe mode")
+
+ int 15 D8 (?) not supporte
+ int 15 ?? not supported
+ int 15 fn 24 (set A20 gate) not suported)
+
+ ==========================================
+
+winXP
+
+ no go
+
+safe/normal boot
+
+ progress bar finishes, switches to gfx mode
+ and immediatelly STOP 7B, no sub error.
+
+more timing problems!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+ more likely "unexpected previous state" problems.
+
+cold reboot, normal boot and safe mode
+ missing hal
+ \system32\hal.dll
+
+ missing system
+-------------------
+no lba - ie none
+ function 02, error 11 - drv not ready.
+
+
+ ==========================================
+ ==========================================
+
+syslinux
+netbsd
+hurd
+dos
+other applications
+
+ not supported/tested at present time
+
+ ==========================================
+TODO:
+
+timing in ide read code (int13) [WIP]
+ grub boot
+ sometimes it work, sometimes it doesn't
+
+ openbsd boot /WinXP boot.
+ (AH=0x02) misreads sometimes.
+
+fix int15 memory functions. (E820, etc)
+ so that mem size is not hard coded.
+ (see prep "fixup" section in loader.s)
+
+fix bios to properly handle reboot
+
+setup PIRQ table for P6STMT mbo.
+ have it extract from linuxbios somehow..
+ find it in ram and copy...
+
+hack gcc to support 16 bit real mode.
+
+
+port 80 card broken?
+
+hack dev86 to support rdmsr and wrmsr [done]
+
+
+ ==========================================
+problems:
+ -binary only video bios required
+ -binary only bios required
+ -warm reboot from pc bios is required
+ chipset timings or something
+ P6STMT board only.
+
+
+ int 12 not stable, multiple reboot required
+ debug msg for slowing down required
+
+ ==========================================