Re: Understanding GRUB details

2009-12-24 Thread Robert Millan
On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 05:28:32PM -0600, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > into memory. The memory location is an absolute physical address of > 0x07C000, which is one 512-byte sector below the 1st 32K memory > boundary. I think, but cannot confirm, that this memory location is for > historical reasons

Re: Understanding GRUB details

2009-12-20 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: Bruce Dubbs wrote: In order to properly document GRUB, I have been reviewing some of the code at a rather detailed level. My efforts are directed at developing an intimate level of understanding as a prerequisite for the documentation effort. I full

Re: Understanding GRUB details

2009-12-20 Thread Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
Bruce Dubbs wrote: > In order to properly document GRUB, I have been reviewing some of the > code at a rather detailed level. My efforts are directed at > developing an intimate level of understanding as a prerequisite for > the documentation effort. I fully understand that many of the details >

Understanding GRUB details

2009-12-14 Thread Bruce Dubbs
In order to properly document GRUB, I have been reviewing some of the code at a rather detailed level. My efforts are directed at developing an intimate level of understanding as a prerequisite for the documentation effort. I fully understand that many of the details below are not appropriate