Re: [PATCH] btree support in xfs driver

2008-01-31 Thread Marco Gerards
Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Feb 1, 2008 3:57 AM, Marco Gerards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> Hi Bean! >> >> > I add btree support for the xfs driver, and fix a few bugs. Now i' m >> > able to list a directory of over 5000 files, please test it. >> >

Re: Does grub2 solve this problem I am having with grub1? RE: usbsticks.

2008-01-31 Thread Pavel Roskin
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 22:34 -0600, Paul Elliott wrote: > Ok, but how do I say the same device as I am in now, but the > 3rd partiton, rather than the first. > > How do I say (hdX,3) where X in the device I am in now? And > X may vary at boot time depending on the number of hard disks > on the tar

Re: Does grub2 solve this problem I am having with grub1? RE: usbsticks.

2008-01-31 Thread Paul Elliott
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:58:01AM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 10:08 -0600, Paul Elliott wrote: > > > Is there a solution for this in grub2? That is in writting > > the equivalent of menu.lst for grub2, is there a way to > > specify "the device that my menu.lst and my stage

Re: OF device names and util/biosdisk.c

2008-01-31 Thread Pavel Roskin
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 22:57 +0100, Jordi Mallach wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo grub-mkdevicemap --device-map=/dev/stdout > (hd) /dev/hda > > However, grub-probe totally doesn't like the lack of drive number: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo grub-probe /boot/grub > grub-probe: error: /boot/grub/d

Re: [PATCH] btree support in xfs driver

2008-01-31 Thread Bean
On Feb 1, 2008 3:57 AM, Marco Gerards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hi Bean! > > > I add btree support for the xfs driver, and fix a few bugs. Now i' m > > able to list a directory of over 5000 files, please test it. > > You rock! > > Can you load big files now,

Re: Gilberto -Problem Grub2 compilation

2008-01-31 Thread gilberto
Hi, I compiled with you teached. Compiltation is ok. But I have many problems with installation of the grub2.The grub say unknow system file problem with --modules I put --module ext2 and create the grub in my first time. But didn't find the grub.cfg look like only grub-rescue em picture. and now??

Re: [PATCH] a.out kernel loader

2008-01-31 Thread Bean
On Feb 1, 2008 9:46 AM, walt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bean wrote: > > On Jan 30, 2008 8:24 PM, walt<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Sorry, I gave you incomplete information. I can use 'multiboot' to load > >> the netbsd from any kind of fs, but it makes no difference: 'boot' then > >> cause

Re: [PATCH] a.out kernel loader

2008-01-31 Thread walt
Bean wrote: On Jan 30, 2008 8:24 PM, walt<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sorry, I gave you incomplete information. I can use 'multiboot' to load the netbsd from any kind of fs, but it makes no difference: 'boot' then causes the machine to reboot instantly. The same applies to aout: I can aout lo

Re: GRUB1 on USB-Stick

2008-01-31 Thread walt
Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote: Hello. I've just tried to install grub1 on an USB-stick in order to boot from it, but it continues to fail: I installed grub to a USB stick for the purpose of using it as an emergency boot drive so I can use it to reinstall grub from the USB stick onto a hard d

Re: Gilberto -Problem Grub2 compilation

2008-01-31 Thread gilberto
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/apt# grub-install /dev/hda cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part4. Auto-detection of a filesystem module failed. Please specify the module with the option `--modules' explicitly. Report bugs to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/apt# gru

Re: Gilberto -Problem Grub2 compilation

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 10:13:18PM -0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > People already can resolv the problem with compilatin. I only need > libncurses5-dev Does it work now? Anyway, you don't have to build with --enable-grub-emu, that's an optional feature. -- Robert Millan I know my rights; I

Re: Gilberto -Problem Grub2 compilation

2008-01-31 Thread gilberto
People already can resolve the problem with compilatin. I only need libncurses5-dev Robert will send report to you. And I will make pay in your accont if this will be correct!! It's serius! Thanks again!! Gilberto > Hi, Robert I try make the compilation I installed some libs > and the .confi

Re: Gilberto -Problem Grub2 compilation

2008-01-31 Thread gilberto
People already can resolv the problem with compilatin. I only need libncurses5-dev Thanks > Hi, Robert I try make the compilation I installed some libs > and the .config is ok! > but there are some wrongs bellow: > > util/console.c: In function 'grub_ncurses_setcursor': > util/console.c:256: wa

Gilberto -Problem Grub2 compilation

2008-01-31 Thread gilberto
Hi, Robert I try make the compilation I installed some libs and the .config is ok! but there are some wrongs bellow: util/console.c: In function 'grub_ncurses_setcursor': util/console.c:256: warning: implicit declaration of function 'curs_set' util/console.c: In function 'grub_ncurses_init': util/

Re: who want money????

2008-01-31 Thread gilberto
Hi, thank you by reply my email. I made the download of the source with grub2 and I will compile now with your suggests. If I understand this code it's has the capabity of the load automatic the correct option in Grub2 I will compile now!! Please wait !!! One few moments!!! Gilberto > On Thu, Ja

Re: who want money????

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 05:35:24PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 23:18 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 07:53:51PM -0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > I don't know the code of the GRUB I need instructions to find the things > > > there.My objecti

Re: who want money????

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 08:39:07PM -0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Could You this rotine in grub2 to me? It´s a bussiness proposal to you! > If you can't make its. What is the better way? I think I told you before, but here it goes again: diff -ur grub2.old/kern/i386/pc/init.c grub2/kern/i386/p

Re: who want money????

2008-01-31 Thread gilberto
Could You this rotine in grub2 to me? It´s a bussiness proposal to you! If you can't make its. What is the better way? > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 07:53:51PM -0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: >> >> I don't know the code of the GRUB I need instructions to find the things >> there.My objective is simp

Re: who want money????

2008-01-31 Thread Pavel Roskin
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 23:18 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 07:53:51PM -0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I don't know the code of the GRUB I need instructions to find the things > > there.My objective is simply I need take the value of the adreess memory > > 0x000ffa17

Re: who want money????

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 07:53:51PM -0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I don't know the code of the GRUB I need instructions to find the things > there.My objective is simply I need take the value of the adreess memory > 0x000ffa17 and make a verication with this value is 0x01 or not!! After > tha

OF device names and util/biosdisk.c

2008-01-31 Thread Jordi Mallach
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo grub-mkdevicemap --device-map=/dev/stdout (hd)/dev/hda However, grub-probe totally doesn't like the lack of drive number: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo grub-probe /boot/grub grub-probe: error: /boot/grub/device.map:1: Bad device name If I edit my device.map and add a dr

who want money????

2008-01-31 Thread gilberto
I will pay U$ 2500,00 to who resolve bellow!! I will put money in your account!! But now, help me!! I don't know the code of the GRUB I need instructions to find the things there.My objective is simply I need take the value of the adreess memory 0x000ffa17 and make a verication with this value is

Re: Questions for writing manpages

2008-01-31 Thread Pavel Roskin
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 23:28 +0200, Vesa Jääskeläinen wrote: > >> echo (${root}) > > ( hd0,1 ) > >> ls (${root}) > > error: unknown device > > Is there a reason why root does not contain (hd0,1) (in this case) > > I think there was once change related to ()'s in codebase... perhaps > this was "b

What do I make the receive HELP?

2008-01-31 Thread gilberto
If, your list email didn't know help me! Who will know? Again I have the problem bellow it' impossible anybody know about this. It's very simply to you. To me is very hard make this alone. I need only make the value of the adress in memory and verify is correct and load menu.lst ou menu2.lst.

Re: Questions for writing manpages

2008-01-31 Thread Vesa Jääskeläinen
echo (${root}) ( hd0,1 ) ls (${root}) error: unknown device Is there a reason why root does not contain (hd0,1) (in this case) I think there was once change related to ()'s in codebase... perhaps this was "broken" accidently? ___ Grub-devel mai

Re: powerpc fixes

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 08:12:15PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:55:22AM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > > diff -Nuar grub2-1.95+20080128/conf/powerpc-ieee1275.mk > > > buildd/grub2-1.95+20080128/conf/powerpc-ieee1275.mk > > > --- grub2-1.95+20080128/conf/powerpc-ieee127

Re: Questions for writing manpages

2008-01-31 Thread Pavel Roskin
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 00:45 +0100, Franklin PIAT wrote: > It seems that variable expansion adds a space before and after the variable's > value. > Since the test must be "A=B", without space, results seems to be wrong > (unless i'm doing something wrong). Sorry for my previous clueless reply.

Re: [PATCH] memdisk + grub-mkrescue

2008-01-31 Thread Pavel Roskin
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 19:50 +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: > What do you mean? Please check the latest changelog entries. Changes > are described in detail. Like when you add a variable, which is what > you did twice. Can you please correct this, so the history is > complete? :-) Done. -- Rega

Re: [PATCH] btree support in xfs driver

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 03:40:20AM +0800, Bean wrote: > Hi, > > I add btree support for the xfs driver, and fix a few bugs. Now i' m > able to list a directory of over 5000 files, please test it. You're truly impressive... One comment: > { >struct grub_fshelp_node *diro = (struct grub_fshe

Re: [PATCH] btree support in xfs driver

2008-01-31 Thread Marco Gerards
Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hi Bean! > I add btree support for the xfs driver, and fix a few bugs. Now i' m > able to list a directory of over 5000 files, please test it. You rock! Can you load big files now, that are stored in BTrees. Did you use code from elsewhere? > 2008-02-01 Bean

[PATCH] btree support in xfs driver

2008-01-31 Thread Bean
Hi, I add btree support for the xfs driver, and fix a few bugs. Now i' m able to list a directory of over 5000 files, please test it. 2008-02-01 Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * fs/xfs.h (grub_xfs_sblock): New member log2_dirblk. (grub_xfs_btree_node): New structure.

Re: powerpc fixes

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:55:22AM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > diff -Nuar grub2-1.95+20080128/conf/powerpc-ieee1275.mk > > buildd/grub2-1.95+20080128/conf/powerpc-ieee1275.mk > > --- grub2-1.95+20080128/conf/powerpc-ieee1275.mk2008-01-27 > > 22:44:02.0 + > > +++ buildd/grub2-1

Re: [PATCH] memdisk + grub-mkrescue

2008-01-31 Thread Marco Gerards
Pavel Roskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 18:35 +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: >> Pavel Roskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 15:35 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: >> >> On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 02:28:25PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: >> >> > On Wed, 2008-0

Re: [PATCH] memdisk + grub-mkrescue

2008-01-31 Thread Pavel Roskin
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 18:35 +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: > Pavel Roskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 15:35 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > >> On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 02:28:25PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > >> > On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 20:03 +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: > >> >

Re: [PATCH] memdisk + grub-mkrescue

2008-01-31 Thread Marco Gerards
Pavel Roskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 15:35 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: >> On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 02:28:25PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: >> > On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 20:03 +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: >> > > > I see. Considering that there is enough space on a CD, I'd go w

Re: [PATCH] memdisk + grub-mkrescue

2008-01-31 Thread Pavel Roskin
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 15:35 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 02:28:25PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 20:03 +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: > > > > I see. Considering that there is enough space on a CD, I'd go with > > > > universal images, if at all possibl

Re: Does grub2 solve this problem I am having with grub1? RE: usbsticks.

2008-01-31 Thread Pavel Roskin
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 10:08 -0600, Paul Elliott wrote: > Is there a solution for this in grub2? That is in writting > the equivalent of menu.lst for grub2, is there a way to > specify "the device that my menu.lst and my stage files > are on" without knowing in advance where that will be? > > If s

Re: Grub Change HELP***

2008-01-31 Thread gilberto
Yes could be or to MBR too. Normal grub with modification with bellow. Gilberto > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> I tried this code, but I have some errors, I define the variable but >> didn't resolve, the people of the clevo notebook make the especial BIOS >> to >> me,and I need get this value a

Does grub2 solve this problem I am having with grub1? RE: usbsticks.

2008-01-31 Thread Paul Elliott
I am having this problem with grub1 and I wonder if grub2 solves it. The problem is at the time I setup the grub system I do not know what device my usbstick will be on. To be explicit I am writting menu.lst for a grub booter on a usbstick and I do not know what to put for X in the following sta

Re: Docs

2008-01-31 Thread Franklin PIAT
On Thu, January 31, 2008 15:34, Robert Millan wrote: > We can continue to work together in documentation untill that happens. I'll be away for a few days. I'll come back to you. Franklin ___ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.

Re: Bug#461442: detection of other OSes in update-grub

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 03:26:24PM +0100, Fabian Greffrath wrote: > Robert Millan schrieb: > >Sorry, I got confused. The generic linux-device / grub-drive conversion > >tool > >is no problem. I think it's fine to add it. > > > > Fine! > > >The problem is if you need grub-probe to work with a

Re: [PATCH] memdisk + grub-mkrescue

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 02:28:25PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > On Wed, 2008-01-23 at 20:03 +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: > > > I see. Considering that there is enough space on a CD, I'd go with > > > universal images, if at all possible. > > > > If you mean UDF, it is not supported (yet). > > I m

Re: Docs

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 02:43:59PM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote: > On Thursday 31 January 2008 13:50, Robert Millan wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:28:50PM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote: > > > Anyway, the best way of using texinfo is to start from examples. In our > > > case, you can cop

Re: Bug#461442: detection of other OSes in update-grub

2008-01-31 Thread Fabian Greffrath
Robert Millan schrieb: Sorry, I got confused. The generic linux-device / grub-drive conversion tool is no problem. I think it's fine to add it. Fine! The problem is if you need grub-probe to work with an input different than a filesystem path. I won't need grub-probe at all as soon

Re: Docs

2008-01-31 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
On Thursday 31 January 2008 13:50, Robert Millan wrote: > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:28:50PM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote: > > Anyway, the best way of using texinfo is to start from examples. In our > > case, you can copy the manual from GRUB Legacy, and tweak it. FYI, Emacs > > supports texinfo

Re: GRUB_MOD_GAP for non-ieee1275 ELF platforms

2008-01-31 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
On Thursday 31 January 2008 13:47, Robert Millan wrote: > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:38:01PM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote: > > On Thursday 31 January 2008 11:47, Robert Millan wrote: > > > > It would be nice to have some linker trick to tell the code about the > > > > prelinked modules. That co

Re: [PATCH] eltorito cdrom boot

2008-01-31 Thread Bean
On Jan 31, 2008 8:47 PM, Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:09:06PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > > > Typo (i396). > > > > Do we really want to mix linux boot with eltorito boot? Is much core from > > original lnxboot reused by eltorito boot? > > I meant `code'

Re: GRUB1 on USB-Stick

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:12:16PM +0100, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote: > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 12:01 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > If you're not sure, why don't you try it? > ;) anyway... there's still the missing password protection :-P > When will this be added to grub2? I don't know. What

Re: Docs

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:28:50PM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote: > > Anyway, the best way of using texinfo is to start from examples. In our case, > you can copy the manual from GRUB Legacy, and tweak it. FYI, Emacs supports > texinfo very well. If the manual from GRUB Legacy (or a derived v

Re: [PATCH] eltorito cdrom boot

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:09:06PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > Typo (i396). > > Do we really want to mix linux boot with eltorito boot? Is much core from > original lnxboot reused by eltorito boot? I meant `code' of course. -- Robert Millan I know my rights; I want my phone call! What

Re: GRUB_MOD_GAP for non-ieee1275 ELF platforms

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:38:01PM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote: > On Thursday 31 January 2008 11:47, Robert Millan wrote: > > > It would be nice to have some linker trick to tell the code about the > > > prelinked modules. That could make grub-mkimage a very thin wrapper > > > around "ld -r",

Re: [PATCH] eltorito cdrom boot

2008-01-31 Thread Bean
Hi, ok, this is the new patch, the cdboot function is implemented in separate file cdboot.S. To create a eltorito boot file, use: cat cdboot.img core.img > grub2cd.bin 2008-01-31 Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * conf/i386-pc.rmk (pkglib_IMAGES): Add cdboot.img. (cdboot_img_SOURCES):

Re: Bug#461442: detection of other OSes in update-grub

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 09:31:57AM +0100, Fabian Greffrath wrote: > Robert Millan schrieb: > >Suggestions? > > For the time being I could duplicate the convert() function from > Debian's grub-installer to convert the device names. > > However, I believe that there are plenty of cases in which yo

Re: [PATCH] eltorito cdrom boot

2008-01-31 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
On Thursday 31 January 2008 12:09, Robert Millan wrote: > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 04:38:15PM +0800, Bean wrote: > > Changes in this new version: > > > > Fix a bug in lnxboot. > > Use macro for magic values. > > Try 3 times when reading from cdrom. > > > > 2008-01-31 Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >

Re: GRUB_MOD_GAP for non-ieee1275 ELF platforms

2008-01-31 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
On Thursday 31 January 2008 11:47, Robert Millan wrote: > > It would be nice to have some linker trick to tell the code about the > > prelinked modules. That could make grub-mkimage a very thin wrapper > > around "ld -r", perhaps written as a shell script. > > Sure it would. Shouldn't be too hard

Re: Docs

2008-01-31 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
On Thursday 31 January 2008 09:46, Franklin PIAT wrote: > After some thoughts, I'll release the documentation[1] I wrote, with > copyright assignments to FSF, Dual licensed under GPL+GFDL. Thank you very much. > I wish I could have left it on a Wiki, then do docbook/xml export, then > converting

Re: GRUB1 on USB-Stick

2008-01-31 Thread Marco Gerards
Christoph Anton Mitterer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 12:01 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: >> If you're not sure, why don't you try it? > ;) anyway... there's still the missing password protection :-P > When will this be added to grub2? Soon. -- Marco _

Re: GRUB1 on USB-Stick

2008-01-31 Thread Christoph Anton Mitterer
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 12:01 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > If you're not sure, why don't you try it? ;) anyway... there's still the missing password protection :-P When will this be added to grub2? Chris. ___ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org

Re: [PATCH] eltorito cdrom boot

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 04:38:15PM +0800, Bean wrote: > Changes in this new version: > > Fix a bug in lnxboot. > Use macro for magic values. > Try 3 times when reading from cdrom. > > 2008-01-31 Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * boot/i396/pc/lnxboot.S (data_start): Add cdrom boot support.

Re: GRUB1 on USB-Stick

2008-01-31 Thread Marco Gerards
Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 10:51:25AM +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: >> Christoph Anton Mitterer >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> Hi, >> >> [...] >> >> > Note, that switching to grub2 is not really an option for me,... on >> > reason are still missing f

Re: PCI support

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 09:51:38AM +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: > > > > grub_uint32_t > > grub_inl (grub_uint32_t *addr) > > { > > return *addr; > > } > > Nothing, except the missing volatile I guess. This just isn't an IO > port. So you can't use IO port 0x60 to access the keyboard or so. > Bu

Re: Compiling grub2 on *BSD?

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 03:55:59PM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 11:06:50AM -0800, walt wrote: > > > > You can tell I'm desperate because I'm putting -lgcc everywhere I can > > think of. Here is the symbol in libgcc.a: > > I (like I found in pkgsrc-wip/grub2) am using

Re: GRUB1 on USB-Stick

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 11:01:52AM +0100, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote: > Is there anybody who has made some experiences with GRUB2 on Debian > (sid)? > There is a package, but I'm not sure whether it already integrates very > well into the Debian stuff (like kernel packages and so on) If you're

Re: GRUB1 on USB-Stick

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 10:51:25AM +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: > Christoph Anton Mitterer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hi, > > [...] > > > Note, that switching to grub2 is not really an option for me,... on > > reason are still missing features in grub2 like password protection. > > This l

Re: powerpc fixes

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:26:46AM +0100, Jordi Mallach wrote: > The following patches fix the powerpc build for the latest Debian > package. Sorry for not diffing this against HEAD. > > However, the resulting binaries don't work as expected: > > 18111:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/boot/grub$ sudo grub-inst

Re: Questions for writing manpages

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 05:43:03PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > > ** How would you define the "rescue" mode ? In what situation > > can it be useful to the user ? > > I think the idea was to move most interactivity to a separate module > called normal. If that module is not available, the intern

Re: Questions for writing manpages

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:45:25AM +0100, Franklin PIAT wrote: > > > ** How would you define the "rescue" mode ? In what situation > > > can it be useful to the user ? > > > > Only when something breaks. For example, when GRUB can't load normal.mod > > (and its associated modules), it dumps you

Re: GRUB_MOD_GAP for non-ieee1275 ELF platforms

2008-01-31 Thread Robert Millan
On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 05:48:14PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > On Wed, 2008-01-30 at 23:26 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > > I only said "I assume" because there is a subtle difference between a > > > "valid ELF file" and "indistinguishable for kernel.elf". It should be > > > valid and acceptable

Re: GRUB1 on USB-Stick

2008-01-31 Thread Marco Gerards
Christoph Anton Mitterer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 10:51 +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: >> This list is about the development of GRUB 2. Better send an email to >> bug-grub. > Uhm,.. ok,.. then another question. > Is GRUB2 already considered to be stable, an when will we ge

Re: Bug#461442: detection of other OSes in update-grub

2008-01-31 Thread Otavio Salvador
Fabian Greffrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Robert Millan schrieb: >> Suggestions? > > For the time being I could duplicate the convert() function from > Debian's grub-installer to convert the device names. It could be nice so it could be tested on Debian while it's not accepted upstream. > H

Re: Grub Change HELP***

2008-01-31 Thread Otavio Salvador
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I tried this code, but I have some errors, I define the variable but > didn't resolve, the people of the clevo notebook make the especial BIOS to > me,and I need get this value and make the logical comparation!!! Could you > help me? Don't me alone with this problem. I

Re: GRUB1 on USB-Stick

2008-01-31 Thread Christoph Anton Mitterer
On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 10:51 +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: > This list is about the development of GRUB 2. Better send an email to > bug-grub. Uhm,.. ok,.. then another question. Is GRUB2 already considered to be stable, an when will we get the missing features (like the password keyword, and manpage

Re: GRUB1 on USB-Stick

2008-01-31 Thread Marco Gerards
Christoph Anton Mitterer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hi, [...] > Note, that switching to grub2 is not really an option for me,... on > reason are still missing features in grub2 like password protection. This list is about the development of GRUB 2. Better send an email to bug-grub. > btw: Pl

GRUB1 on USB-Stick

2008-01-31 Thread Christoph Anton Mitterer
Hello. I've just tried to install grub1 on an USB-stick in order to boot from it, but it continues to fail: Following situation: -BIOS is definitely able to boot from USB -the system has one harddisk /dev/sda -USB-stick has one partition /dev/sdb1, type 0x83, filesystem ext3 -Debian sid => grub 0

Re: PCI support

2008-01-31 Thread Marco Gerards
Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 11:17:49PM +0100, Marco Gerards wrote: >> >> IO addresses are Intel only, AFAIK. Almost all architectures have >> >> mmapped IO. It's really arch specific. >> > >> > Are you sure that makes grub_inl / grub_outl arch-specific ?

Re: GRUB_MOD_GAP for non-ieee1275 ELF platforms

2008-01-31 Thread Marco Gerards
Pavel Roskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, 2008-01-30 at 23:26 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: >> > I only said "I assume" because there is a subtle difference between a >> > "valid ELF file" and "indistinguishable for kernel.elf". It should be >> > valid and acceptable to the OpenFirmware, a

Docs

2008-01-31 Thread Franklin PIAT
Hello, After some thoughts, I'll release the documentation[1] I wrote, with copyright assignments to FSF, Dual licensed under GPL+GFDL. I wish I could have left it on a Wiki, then do docbook/xml export, then converting it to info+manpages... * But I guess it won't be possible if we need copyrigh

Re: [PATCH] eltorito cdrom boot

2008-01-31 Thread Bean
Changes in this new version: Fix a bug in lnxboot. Use macro for magic values. Try 3 times when reading from cdrom. 2008-01-31 Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * boot/i396/pc/lnxboot.S (data_start): Add cdrom boot support. * disk/i386/pc/biosdisk.c (cd_start): New variable.

Re: Bug#461442: detection of other OSes in update-grub

2008-01-31 Thread Fabian Greffrath
Robert Millan schrieb: Suggestions? For the time being I could duplicate the convert() function from Debian's grub-installer to convert the device names. However, I believe that there are plenty of cases in which you could use a generic device name conversion tool... -- Dipl.-Phys. Fabian