> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon Matzigkeit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 4:28 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Subject: GRUB 0.5.95 is released
>
>
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> I'm happy to announce the latest test release of GNU GRUB. You can
> get it from:
>
> ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub/
>
> Debian i386 and source packages have also been uploaded to
> ftp-master.debian.org, and should be available shortly from your
> nearest Debian mirror.
>
> OKUJI Yoshinori has been the primary developer of this release, with
> several other contributors, I just put together the final release
> details.
>
> Here is the relevant NEWS:
>
> New in 0.5.95 - 2000-06-27:
> * NetBSD ELF kernel support is added. You have to specify the
> new option
> to the command "kernel". See below.
> * Added a new option `--type=TYPE' into the command "kernel". This
> option suggests what type of kernel you want to load. TYPE must be
> either of "netbsd", "freebsd", "openbsd", "linux", "biglinux" and
> "multiboot". Actually, this option will be necessary only
> if you want
> to load a NetBSD ELF kernel, because GRUB can automatically
> determine
> a kernel type in the other cases.
> * ReiserFS support is added.
> * Added a new option `--force-lba' into the command "install". This
> option disables some sanity checks for LBA mode (but not
> all). If you
> are sure that your machine supports LBA mode but GRUB
> doesn't work in
> LBA mode, you should specify it. It is necessary if your BIOS is too
> buggy. In the previous version, it was a compile-time
> option, but you
> don't have to recompile GRUB any longer.
> * Likewise, now the command "setup" and the script "grub-install" also
> accept `--force-lba' option. Specifying this option to "setup" or
> "grub-install" has the same effect as to the command "install".
> * The configure script doesn't accept the option
> `--disable-lba-support-bitmap-check' any longer. Use the
> option above.
> * The network support is updated to Etherboot-4.6.1. So now we have
> 3Com59x and DEPCA drivers.
> * Now you can omit the configuration file argument to the command
> "password". If you omit it, then GRUB will just unlock privileged
> instructions (such as `c') when you enter a correct password.
> * The new command "lock" can be used to prevent end-users
> from executing
> arbitrary menu entries. This command will emit an error
> until the user
> enters a correct password.
> * Recognize the Linux extended partition type.
> * Pass a correct memory size to Linux and *BSD.
> * Diskless support is added. Now configure accepts --enable-diskless,
> and "make" will produce two additional images, ``nbgrub''
> for Net Boot
> Image Proposal and ``pxegrub'' for Preboot Execution
> Environment. See
> the documentation, for more details.
> * The command "tftpserver" overrides a TFTP server address
> returned by a
> BOOTP server, a DHCP server or a RARP server.
> * Fix a serious bug about LBA support. It is possible that you don't
> disable the LBA support bitmap check any longer. Please
> send a report,
> if you must still disable it. We need to know if we should
> get rid of
> the option.
>
> Have fun,
>
> --
> Gordon Matzigkeit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> //\ I'm a FIG (http://fig.org/)
> Committed to freedom and diversity \// I use GNU (http://www.gnu.org/)
>
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