Re: GPT on PC/BIOS computers

2007-05-03 Thread Javier Rodríguez Sánchez
Hello Robert, I have applied the patch to the latest CVS rev. but when I compile grub2 I get this error: grub_setup-util_i386_pc_grub_setup.o: In function `main': /usr/src/grub2/util/i386/pc/grub-setup.c:666: undefined reference to `grub_gpt_partition_map_init' /usr/src/grub2/util/i386/pc/grub-s

Re: GPT on PC/BIOS computers

2007-05-03 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 03:33:58PM +0200, Javier Rodríguez Sánchez wrote: > Hello Robert, > > I have applied the patch to the latest CVS rev. but when I compile grub2 I > get this error: > > grub_setup-util_i386_pc_grub_setup.o: In function `main': > /usr/src/grub2/util/i386/pc/grub-setup.c:666:

Re: GPT on PC/BIOS computers

2007-05-03 Thread Javier Rodríguez Sánchez
Great!, now It compile, when I return to home, I will try it on my MacBookPro. When I have the results I will post them here. Thanks 2007/5/3, Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 03:33:58PM +0200, Javier Rodríguez Sánchez wrote: > Hello Robert, > > I have applied the pat

Re: update-grub2 patch

2007-05-03 Thread Robert Millan
On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 03:31:16PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > > You should avoid ! in test. Use else instead. > > Earlier when I read the portability document I was pointed to, I found: > > "You may use `!' with `test', but not with `if'" > > Are you sure this change is required? Well, sin

[PATCH] terminal is not set back to console

2007-05-03 Thread Robert Millan
When using gfxterm, and booting a kernel in this mode, Linux won't be able to print anything to the console. This patch fixes it so that terminal is set back to normal console during deinitialisation. Tested and known to work, although I'm not 1:1 sure if this is the right place to do it. -- R

Re: [PATCH] terminal is not set back to console

2007-05-03 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 08:50:11PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > > When using gfxterm, and booting a kernel in this mode, Linux won't be able to > print anything to the console. This patch fixes it so that terminal is set > back to normal console during deinitialisation. > > Tested and known to

My experience with GRUB2 usage & installation

2007-05-03 Thread shirish agarwal
Hi all, This is just a newbie user of GRUB 2 1.95 . First lemme share my experience & then perhaps few newbie questions . The OS is Ubuntu Gibbon 7.10 in a VM (Virtual Machine image) on VM ware worksation. Installing GRUB2 was simply :- sudo aptitude install grub2 . As the package is in th

Re: update-grub2 patch

2007-05-03 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
On Thursday 03 May 2007 17:48, Robert Millan wrote: > On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 03:31:16PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > > > You should avoid ! in test. Use else instead. > > > > Earlier when I read the portability document I was pointed to, I found: > > > > "You may use `!' with `test', but not wi

Re: [PATCH] terminal is not set back to console

2007-05-03 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
On Thursday 03 May 2007 20:50, Robert Millan wrote: > When using gfxterm, and booting a kernel in this mode, Linux won't be able > to print anything to the console. This patch fixes it so that terminal is > set back to normal console during deinitialisation. > > Tested and known to work, although

Re: [PATCH] terminal is not set back to console

2007-05-03 Thread Yoshinori K. Okuji
On Thursday 03 May 2007 21:05, Robert Millan wrote: > On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 08:50:11PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote: > > When using gfxterm, and booting a kernel in this mode, Linux won't be > > able to print anything to the console. This patch fixes it so that > > terminal is set back to normal c