May I suggest some grub.cfg backup to grub-mkconfig?

2010-01-24 Thread rubisher
Hello all, I like to keep some backup of my grub.cfg between each change. I could obvioulsy do it manualy but may be something like: # diff -Nau grub-mkconfig.orig grub-mkconfig --- grub-mkconfig.orig 2010-01-24 14:43:52.0 + +++ grub-mkconfig 2010-01-24 14:48:16.0 +000

Re: Just a cosmetic question about grub_vprintf()?

2009-12-05 Thread rubisher
Colin Watson wrote: On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 06:21:20PM +, rubisher wrote: Robert Millan wrote: On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 01:10:11PM +, rubisher wrote: But as far as the 1st parameter of grub_vsprintf is a pointer, wouldn't it be better to write: --- kern/misc.c.orig2009-11-22

Re: Just a cosmetic question about grub_vprintf()?

2009-11-28 Thread rubisher
Robert Millan wrote: On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 01:10:11PM +, rubisher wrote: But as far as the 1st parameter of grub_vsprintf is a pointer, wouldn't it be better to write: --- kern/misc.c.orig2009-11-22 13:07:22.0 + +++ kern/misc.c 2009-11-22 13:07:51.0 + @@ -

Just a cosmetic question about grub_vprintf()?

2009-11-22 Thread rubisher
Hello all, I am just reading kernel/misc.c file and read grub_vsprintf() definition as: int grub_vsprintf (char *str, const char *fmt, va_list args) which is used by: int grub_vprintf (const char *fmt, va_list args) { int ret; ret = grub_vsprintf (0, fmt, args); return ret; } But as far

help need for powerpc issue

2009-11-04 Thread rubisher
Hello all, Is some off you could advise me at some starting point to investigate this issue encountered to boot a lpar. (I just take the opportunity to still have access to such platform to help comunity) Bean wrote: On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:22 PM, rubisher wrote: [snip] Hi, You

[patch proposal] cursor-on/off seems to me only available for olps

2009-11-04 Thread rubisher
Hello all, In another thread, I was annoying by strange and annoying messages "cursor-on cursor-on word unknown" when booting any grub2 trunk, branch or what ever release >= 1.97~beta3 on my lpar After few reading on OpenFirmware, I figure out that's just because those 'word' (in forth's terms of

Re: [PATH] grub-mkrelpath

2009-11-04 Thread rubisher
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:07:29 +0100, Felix Zielcke wrote: > Am Mittwoch, den 04.11.2009, 10:55 +0100 schrieb rubisher: > >> > Right trunk contains my -I($srcdir)/include fix. >> > merged now. >> Sorry I don't agree with your fix: > > As you might have th

Re: [PATH] grub-mkrelpath

2009-11-04 Thread rubisher
Felix, On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:09:33 +0100, Felix Zielcke wrote: > Am Dienstag, den 03.11.2009, 14:51 +0100 schrieb rubisher: >> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:33:42 +0100, Felix Zielcke >> wrote: >> > Am Dienstag, den 03.11.2009, 11:21 +0100 schrieb rubisher: >> >>

Re: [PATH] grub-mkrelpath

2009-11-03 Thread rubisher
On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:33:42 +0100, Felix Zielcke wrote: > Am Dienstag, den 03.11.2009, 11:21 +0100 schrieb rubisher: >> Hello Felix, >> >> On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:54:43 +0100, Felix Zielcke >> wrote: >> > Am Sonntag, den 01.11.2009, 23:04 +0100 schrieb Rober

Re: [PATH] grub-mkrelpath

2009-11-03 Thread rubisher
Hello Felix, On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:54:43 +0100, Felix Zielcke wrote: > Am Sonntag, den 01.11.2009, 23:04 +0100 schrieb Robert Millan: >> On Sun, Nov 01, 2009 at 04:39:42PM +0100, Felix Zielcke wrote: >> > >> > I added now a comment that this shouldn't ever happen. >> > >> > New version avaible

Re: [patch] grub incorrectly identifies ext3 as fat

2009-10-31 Thread rubisher
Hello Felix, Felix Zielcke wrote: Am Samstag, den 31.10.2009, 02:44 -0400 schrieb Andrew Clausen: Hi, 2009/10/30 Robert Millan : What about probing in the boot-loader? It's too late then. grub-install needs to know which filesystem module has to be included in core.img. What if the core.im

Re: powerpc/sparc problems

2009-10-26 Thread rubisher
Bean wrote: On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:22 PM, rubisher wrote: [snip] Hi, You shouldn't need scsi, which is used by ata module to access pci bus, but openfirmware would export the boot disk for you. Use these command: set debug=disk ls This should print some debug information in

Re: powerpc/sparc problems

2009-10-25 Thread rubisher
Bean wrote: On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 4:34 AM, rubisher wrote: [snip] As it seems that you have some experience with powerpc, may be can you advise me with some your tips (how did you build your image, a sample of one your menuentry?): I also tried to follow recipe of <http://grub.enbug.

Re: powerpc/sparc problems

2009-10-23 Thread rubisher
Bean wrote: On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 5:12 PM, rubisher wrote: On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:03 AM, rubisher wrote: Bean wrote: On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Felix Zielcke wrote: David are you still there? And also anyone who has access to a powerpc machine (and experience)? In Debian we the

Re: [PATCH] auto-generate libgcc.h

2009-10-23 Thread rubisher
Hello Vladimir, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: rubisher wrote: Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: Robert Millan wrote: This should be a much cleaner option than maintaining libgcc.h by hand. Only tested on sparc, but it should also cast out the build problem

Re: powerpc/sparc problems

2009-10-22 Thread rubisher
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:03 AM, rubisher wrote: > > Bean wrote: > >> > >> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Felix Zielcke wrote: > >>> > >>> David are you still there? > >>> And also anyone who has access to a powerpc machine

Re: powerpc/sparc problems

2009-10-21 Thread rubisher
Bean wrote: On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Felix Zielcke wrote: David are you still there? And also anyone who has access to a powerpc machine (and experience)? In Debian we the problem that the `__ashldi3' and `__bswapsi2' symbols can't be found in the grub-ieee1275 build on powerpc and als

Re: powerpc/sparc problems

2009-10-21 Thread rubisher
Hello Vladimir, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: rubisher wrote: Felix Zielcke wrote: Am Montag, den 12.10.2009, 10:55 +0200 schrieb Felix Zielcke: And also anyone who has access to a powerpc machine (and experience)? Oh and I forgot to mention, that the powerpc version doe

Re: [PATCH] auto-generate libgcc.h

2009-10-21 Thread rubisher
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: Robert Millan wrote: This should be a much cleaner option than maintaining libgcc.h by hand. Only tested on sparc, but it should also cast out the build problems on powerpc. 1) Doesn't work in cross-compiler environment. You confused CC and TARGET_CC

Re: powerpc/sparc problems

2009-10-20 Thread rubisher
Felix Zielcke wrote: Am Montag, den 12.10.2009, 10:55 +0200 schrieb Felix Zielcke: And also anyone who has access to a powerpc machine (and experience)? Oh and I forgot to mention, that the powerpc version doestn't even build now with 1.97~beta4: _restgpr_31_x in boot is not defined Full bu

Test on powerpc: what means '/boot/grub must be a mount point.'

2009-10-17 Thread rubisher
Hello all, Some time ago, I tried to install a debian distro (iirc 5.0) with net-install cd on a IBM p510 lpar. All works fine, but the yaboot which cd installed failed to boot this installation :_(. I well reported the issue but never get feedback :_( On the other hand I reach to install an

Re: PPC64

2008-10-27 Thread rubisher
-- Initial header --- >From : [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : "Manoel" [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC : "The development of GRUB 2" grub-devel@gnu.org,"Carlos Roberto do Nascimento Costa" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date : Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:08:55 -0500 Subject : Re: PPC64 > On Th

Re: Re: Build problems on powerpc

2008-08-30 Thread rubisher
Hello Pavel, Well I am totaly new here (grub2), because I am trying to boot a debian install on a virtual partion of a p510. This use a yaboot which failed to boot my install and even thought I reported in deep details the issue, I surprisingly got any feedback? I so have to find another boot l