On 01/23/2015 05:14, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > Vladimir wrote: >> I think his EFI uses eltorito even from the stick. In that case we end >> up in exactly the same scenario as CD-ROM. > This contradicts all my beliefs about El Torito > (and several wikis where i published them). > > I would like to see this theory verified: > > The first experiment would be to remove MBR and GPT. > If the theory is right, then it should still boot. > Next one should remove the El Torito catalog entry > for the EFI boot image and check whether it does not > boot any more. > Finally it would be interesting to see whether it > boots if the EFI boot image is only represented by > MBR+GPT but not by El Torito. > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Kris Moore: > > If Vladimir's patch does fix the problem, then i would > be willing to patch such an improved ISO to the > experimental forms mentioned above. Just give me a > download URL. I will then determine the necessary dd > commands for you to execute. (Small ISO preferred.) > > > Have a nice day :) > > Thomas > > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
Vladimir's patch did fix the issue here, thanks! Thomas, Here's a very small ISO, no kernel or anything, around 40MB. www.pcbsd.org/~kris/test-efigrub.iso -- Kris Moore PC-BSD Software iXsystems _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
