----- Forwarded message from Georg Wittenburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:00:14 +0100 > From: Georg Wittenburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Jason Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Debian Grub Patch > > Dear Jason, > > I'd really appreciate if you could spent two minutes fixing bug #266101 in > the > Debian grub package by applying the patch below. > > Thanks a lot! > Georg > > -- > Georg Wittenburg > http://page.mi.fu-berlin.de/~wittenbu/ > --- update-grub.orig 2004-12-09 23:57:43.000000000 +0100 > +++ update-grub 2004-12-10 00:11:06.000000000 +0100 > @@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ fi > # should grub lock the alternative boot options in the menu > lockalternative="false" > > +# additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the > +# alternatives > + defoptions="" > + > # options to use with the alternative boot options > altoptions="(recovery mode) single" > > @@ -596,6 +600,9 @@ alternative=$(GetMenuOpt "alternative" " > # Extract the lockalternative value > lockalternative=$(GetMenuOpt "lockalternative" "$lockalternative") > > +# Extract the additional default options > +defoptions=$(GetMenuOpt "defoptions" "$defoptions") > + > # Extract the howmany value > howmany=$(GetMenuOpt "howmany" "$howmany") > > @@ -640,6 +647,12 @@ echo "## lockalternative=false" >> > echo "# lockalternative=$lockalternative" >> $buffer > echo >> $buffer > > +echo "## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not > with the" >> $buffer > +echo "## alternatives" >> $buffer > +echo "## e.g. defoptions=vga0x305 resume=/dev/hda5" >> $buffer > +echo "# defoptions=$defoptions" >> $buffer > +echo >> $buffer > + > echo "## altoption boot targets option" >> $buffer > echo "## multiple altoptions lines are allowed" >> $buffer > echo "## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options" >> $buffer > @@ -755,7 +768,7 @@ for kern in $sortedKernels ; do > currentOpt=$(get_kernel_opt $kernelVersion) > > write_kernel_entry "$kernelVersion" "" "" "$grub_root_device" "$kernel" > \ > - "$currentOpt" "" "$initrd" > + "$currentOpt" "$defoptions" "$initrd" > > # insert the alternative boot options > if test ! x"$alternative" = x"false" ; then ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Jason "I hope you learn speaking English proper I hope speak I me you." -- Branden Robinson, 2001 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]