Just wondering if someone here uses GRUB and if so what are his motives and
other options?
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gordon Matzigkeit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 4:28 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: GRUB 0.5.95 is released
> >
> >
> > [Please send followups and bug reports bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED], not
> > to the other lists.]
> >
> > 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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