On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 04:57:44PM +0100, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: > > I think the fastest way to make GRUB2 use gPXE's networking features > > is to use both of them as they currently are. GRUB2 can be integrated > > as a embedded image into gPXE. gPXE boots, does a DHCP requests, > > executes a PXE capable GRUB 2 image and GRUB 2 uses the standard PXE > > functions.
Sure, we can do this. But since both projects are free software, it seems to me that source-level integration can provide the best experience to our users. That aside, our use of PXE facilities is a bit temporary. In the future we'd like to use free drivers rather than reliing on preinstalled, buggy firmware blobs (gPXE sets a good example that this approach is viable). > > There are also still problems preventing GRUB 2 from running with > > gPXE. Please have a look at the thread at > > http://etherboot.org/pipermail/gpxe/2009-November/000008.html > > Having someone looking into this from the GRUB side of things would be > > helpful. If he followed the instructions in http://grub.enbug.org/PXEBOOT it is to be expected that GRUB only starts in rescue mode, because that's what the selection of modules in that page provides. I don't think there's anything wrong in either gPXE or GRUB; perhaps the wiki page :-) -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all." _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel