OKUJI Yoshinori <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > To be able to overcome these 2 pbs, i use this _ugly_ patch below. A better (?)
> > solution would be to remove each use of total_sectors for verification.
>
> Why is this necessary? In LBA mode, the number of cylinders is not
> important. It is used only in CHS mode.
yup, sorry missing something while testing different versions :(
it does work without it.
I've got some enhancements to ask/add.
I'll compare with what i achieved using lilo ;-)
- simple i18n (aka, without changing the charset). With lilo i used
message=message-file
to load a file that was written at install time. What would be the best solution
to change grub's message "Use the ^ and v keys ..."?
- keyboard translation. I prefer lilo's approach (rather than the "setkey"
command). It's quite simple: just load a 256 byte translation table in memory,
then do
gotkey: xor ah,ah ! read a key
int 0x16
push bx ! keyboard translation (preserve BX)
mov bx,#KEYTABLE
xlatb
pop bx
(taken from second.S of lilo)
where xlatb is "Set AL to memory byte DS:[BX + AL]"
(didn't know that one, appeared on 386)
- password command: i don't quite understand what "new-config-file" must be.
What i'd like is to reload the same config file *without* the password
limitation.
sorry to bother you, I can make the changes if you want and send you the patch
(with comments welcome)
thanks, cu Pixel.
PS: did i say i can't stand no more the stupid lilo's behaviour and that being
able to ``cat'' at boot is marvellous :)
