[bug #27625] Question about install and setup.

2009-10-08 Thread Felix Zielcke
Update of bug #27625 (project grub): Status:None = Invalid Open/Closed:Open = Closed ___ Follow-up Comment #1: Don't file a bug

Can Grub 0.97 load an x86_64 OS image?

2009-10-08 Thread Dr. Dov Bulka
I downloaded the sources and built a grub executable. The code has many references to ELF32 structures and, not surprisingly, I'm unable to load an OS image whose format is x86_64. The machine is running Linux 2.6.18-8.el5. Grub version is 0.97 uname -a tells me that this is an x86_64

Re: Can Grub 0.97 load an x86_64 OS image?

2009-10-08 Thread Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
Dr. Dov Bulka wrote: I downloaded the sources and built a grub executable. The code has many references to ELF32 structures and, not surprisingly, I'm unable to load an OS image whose format is x86_64. The machine is running Linux 2.6.18-8.el5. Grub version is 0.97 Grub Legacy is abandonded

Re: Can Grub 0.97 load an x86_64 OS image?

2009-10-08 Thread Felix Zielcke
Am Donnerstag, den 08.10.2009, 10:51 -0700 schrieb Dr. Dov Bulka: What have I done wrong? Did I download an old version of Grub not capable of handling x86_64 (64-bit)? Or... Did I configure it wrong? What am I missing? You totally missed that GRUB 2 is out. GRUB 2's multiboot command

Re: Can Grub 0.97 load an x86_64 OS image?

2009-10-08 Thread Felix Zielcke
Am Donnerstag, den 08.10.2009, 12:38 -0700 schrieb Dr. Dov Bulka: is GRUB2 officially out or is it still in development? I prefer not to use it until it is ready for public consumption. It's officially out. Note that GRUB Legacy hadn't either any stable release. It's still distributed only via