Video-Card detections is not the biggest problem, as there is a
signature on 0xC, telling there is a bios extension, and if this
test is not good enough, it is also possible scan for a signature or
to check default io ports as 0x3d4, etc.
But consider, that many embedded machines have
grub-install script contains probrem. I got latest version from cvs.
# grub-install /dev/hda
/dev/hda2
/dev/hda7
/dev/hda8
/dev/hda6
/dev/hda9
/dev/hda1: Not found.
#
At first, variable $rootdir is empty like below.
32:grub_shell=${sbindir}/grub
33:log_file=/tmp/grub-install.log.$$
Thanks for your report. Unfortunately, the script hasn't been tested
enough, because most of GRUB experts install GRUB by hand. I'll
investigate the problem soon.
Okuji
In a previous mail, I forget to tell you how to solve this problem.
Modify line 34,
34: rootdir=
as below
34: rootdir=/
It makes grub-install script working correctly.
OKUJI Yoshinori wrote:
Thanks for your report. Unfortunately, the script hasn't been tested
enough, because most of GRUB
From: Christoph Plattner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Grub over serial line - status ! (I did a test version, itruns!)
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 09:39:13 +0200
In the first moment, I also thought, that autodetection is the only
solution. But on the other hand, if I consider, that GRUB in a
From: "Jochen Hoenicke" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Update of ReiserFS patch.
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:13:17 +0200 (MET DST)
I have updated my ReiserFS patch for grub, to apply more cleanly to
later CVS versions and to support the new disk format of reiserfs
introduced in 2.3.xx. It is at
hi. i´m useing debian potato with grub.
booting grub via bootdisk it can access the filesystem, no problem.
but starting grub in linux it can not access the filesystem
GNU GRUB 0.5.93.1
any hints ?
regards, andreas
root@fwi-cip134:/tmp# grub
Probe devices to guess BIOS drives. This may
On Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 09:54:41PM +0900, OKUJI Yoshinori wrote:
I think this has been fixed in 0.5.94. Try upgrading it.
thanks, that bug is fixed.
but now grub does not handle the partition at all:
the partition has mor sectors than bios can handle.
the old grub could handle the partition,
I am currently trying to boot a QNX image from an M-Systems DiskOnChip.
I use the following commands:
rootnoverify (hd1,3)
makeactive
chainloader +1
boot
The system pretty much just locks up and dies at this stage. Has anybody
else had any luck booting QNX using grub? In the meantime, I will
