[vbox-dev] Select kernel in VBox

[Frank Mehnert]

Rafael,

On Friday 20 August 2010, Rafael Fernandez wrote:
> I am wondering whether there is some way of me selecting the kernel to load
> for a Linux guest, like QEMU? Is there any plan to add that? If not, I
> could very well start working on that feature as I would like to work on
> kernel development using VBox. Any pointers would help, and comments on
> whether this would be too hard for someone unfamiliar for the codebase. I
> am looking to gain a deep knowledge in very low-level aspects of systems.

I don't understand your intension. Why don't you just use a boot loader
like grub to select the guest kernel?

Kind regards,

Frank
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