running grub-install / grub-mkconfig from livecd/dvd/usb

2009-01-06 Thread Kenneth Andresen
I have finally installed grub2 on a SD memory stick from a persistent LiveUSB, however I ran into several difficulties during the install; the main ones where as follows: 1) Running grub-install and grub-mkconfig from within a persistent liveUSB session cause grub not to find the root device. The

[PATCH] Converter for the new font engine

2009-01-06 Thread Bean
Hi, This patch converts existing font to pf2. It uses the freetype2 library, so it can support most common file format, like bdf, pcf.gz, ttf, etc. Usage: grub-mkfont [OPTIONS] FONT_FILES Options: -o, --output=FILE_NAMEset output file name -i, --index=N set font index -n, -

Re: [PATCH] Converter for the new font engine

2009-01-06 Thread Vesa Jääskeläinen
Bean wrote: > Hi, > > This patch converts existing font to pf2. It uses the freetype2 > library, so it can support most common file format, like bdf, pcf.gz, > ttf, etc. > > Usage: grub-mkfont [OPTIONS] FONT_FILES > > Options: > -o, --output=FILE_NAMEset output file name > -i, --index=N

Re: [PATCH] Converter for the new font engine

2009-01-06 Thread Bean
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Vesa Jääskeläinen wrote: > Perhaps --range=0x1234-0x2345 ? (and allowing multiple of those) Yeah, looks good. > Btw. what does --no-bitmap do here? Some outline font contain bitmap strike as well, this option tell freetype to ignore bitmap font when outline font

Re: [PATCH] Converter for the new font engine

2009-01-06 Thread Bean
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Bean wrote: > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Vesa Jääskeläinen wrote: >> Perhaps --range=0x1234-0x2345 ? (and allowing multiple of those) > > Yeah, looks good. > >> Btw. what does --no-bitmap do here? > > Some outline font contain bitmap strike as well, this opt

Re: [PATCH] Converter for the new font engine

2009-01-06 Thread Colin D Bennett
On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:18:15 +0200 Vesa Jääskeläinen wrote: > Bean wrote: > > Hi, > > > > This patch converts existing font to pf2. It uses the freetype2 > > library, so it can support most common file format, like bdf, > > pcf.gz, ttf, etc. Wow! Thanks, Bean. That is great! > > Usage: grub-

Re: [PATCH] Converter for the new font engine

2009-01-06 Thread Bean
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 1:04 AM, Colin D Bennett wrote: > On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:18:15 +0200 > Vesa Jääskeläinen wrote: > >> Bean wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > This patch converts existing font to pf2. It uses the freetype2 >> > library, so it can support most common file format, like bdf, >> > pcf.gz

Re: [PATCH] Corrections to affs and sfs

2009-01-06 Thread Krzysztof Smiechowicz
Robert Millan pisze: Index: fs/sfs.c === --- fs/sfs.c(revision 1919) +++ fs/sfs.c(working copy) @@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ return grub_errno; } - for (i = 0; i < grub_be_to_cpu16 (tree->nodes); i++) +

EFI Boot on MacPro

2009-01-06 Thread Ziling Zhao
I'm trying to get grub2 working on a Mac Pro using pure EFI. So, I've mucked around a bit and grub is loading. I can have it load the linux image as well, but it freezes soon after. Output is: Booting 'Gentoo' [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x2c00, size=0x2ff4701] Video mode: 180x1050...@0 Video

Re: EFI Boot on MacPro

2009-01-06 Thread peter cros
Hi, The kernel vesion may be the bug there, I have found grub.efi needs 2.6.26 or later, configured with EFI enabled, else the result is similar to yours. I have had a grub.efi test package built from vesion 1913, running in ubuntuforums.com (apple intel) for a while, a number of people tried it

Re: EFI Boot on MacPro

2009-01-06 Thread Bean
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:54 PM, peter cros wrote: > Hi, > > The kernel vesion may be the bug there, I have found grub.efi needs 2.6.26 > or later, configured with EFI enabled, else the result is similar to yours. > > I have had a grub.efi test package built from vesion 1913, running in > ubuntuf

Re: EFI Boot on MacPro

2009-01-06 Thread Ziling Zhao
On Tuesday 06 January 2009 21:14:48 Bean wrote: > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:54 PM, peter cros wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The kernel vesion may be the bug there, I have found grub.efi needs > > 2.6.26 or later, configured with EFI enabled, else the result is similar > > to yours. > > > > I have had a g

Re: EFI Boot on MacPro

2009-01-06 Thread peter cros
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Bean wrote: > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:54 PM, peter cros wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The kernel vesion may be the bug there, I have found grub.efi needs > 2.6.26 > > or later, configured with EFI enabled, else the result is similar to > yours. > > > > I have had a gru

Re: EFI Boot on MacPro

2009-01-06 Thread Bean
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Ziling Zhao wrote: > On Tuesday 06 January 2009 21:14:48 Bean wrote: >> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:54 PM, peter cros wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > The kernel vesion may be the bug there, I have found grub.efi needs >> > 2.6.26 or later, configured with EFI enabled, else

Re: EFI Boot on MacPro

2009-01-06 Thread peter cros
I am using ubuntu 810, kernel 2.6.27 no problem with grub.efi i386 MacBook2,1. On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Ziling Zhao wrote: > On Tuesday 06 January 2009 21:14:48 Bean wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:54 PM, peter cros wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > The kernel vesion may be the bug there