--- Cyril Plisko <cyril.plisko at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/5/05, ken mays <maybird1776 at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > --- Dennis Clarke <blastwave at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On 10/4/05, Cyril Plisko > <cyril.plisko at gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > On 10/4/05, Dennis Clarke > <blastwave at gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > On 10/4/05, ken mays <maybird1776 at yahoo.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Is there an issue in not using Grub 2 or > Grub > > > 1.90?!? > > > > > > Please review Grub 2 CVS >= Oct 1, 2005. > > > > > > > > > > > > Ref: http://kerneltrap.org/node/5544 > > > > > > > > > > We were looking specifically at GRUB2 . > > > > > > > > Right, PPC is supported only in GRUB2. What > was > > > > the original question ? > > > > > > > > > > I don't know. I think the idea was to discuss > boot > > > loaders but that > > > was done a looong time ago. > > > > > > Now then .. back to the task at hand .. :-) > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > Well... actually.... > > > > Ref: > > > http://svn.genunix.org/repos/polaris/trunk/usr/src/grub/README.grub > > > > Did someone forget to update something or did I > > misread the fine print?!? ;o> > > Indeed. The polaris sources are not updated yet. > http://svn.genunix.org/repos/polaris/trunk/usr/src/Makefile > Look for "ppc_SUBDIR" near the top. Since the GRUB2 > is > not buildable under Solaris at all now, let alone > cross building > it - the build process is done on the Linux box. > That's why it wasn't > imported into polaris source tree. usr/src/grub > still holds x86 > version. > > Regards, > Cyril > > P.S. I think we need to put a couple of words on > that subject on > PPC community page. I'll do it. > > > > > Ken Mays Thanks, Cyril. I expected to see Grub Legacy v0.97 in the tree which started the question as well as the noted Grub2 snapshot we were currently evaluating. Since there is now Polaris, Belenix, and Schillix out there... I was kinda wondering on the consistency in GRUB being a common version amongest the distros..... Hmmm.... ~K __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
