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
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
Thanx for considering it. ;-)
There has to be some way, the Linux kernel determines somehow if vitual
consoles exist. Now, is there an easy way... ;-)
OKUJI Yoshinori wrote:
From: Tim Riker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Grub over serial line - status ! (I did a test version, itruns
Hallo again !
Of course this is only a quick-test-hack. Many design issues
have to be discussed. In my version of patched grub, a compile
option -DGRUB_SERIAL_CONSOLE is used to deside, whether the PC console
or the serial one is used - not very good !
Very bad. Note that one of
From: Christoph Plattner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Grub over serial line - status ! (I did a test version, itruns !)
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:12:18 +0200
What should grub do, if no config file (menu.lst) is present ?
(Default)
GRUB shouldn't use serial console.
Why do
OKUJI Yoshinori wrote:
From: Christoph Plattner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Grub over serial line - status ! (I did a test version, itruns !)
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:12:18 +0200
What should grub do, if no config file (menu.lst) is present ?
(Default)
GRUB shouldn't use
From: Christoph Plattner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Grub over serial line - status ! (I did a test version, itruns!)
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:21:48 +0200
Of course, inversion is also possible, but the problem is the time to
draw it up. If you use line inversion, you have to rewrite every
From: Tim Riker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Grub over serial line - status ! (I did a test version, itruns !)
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 18:19:47 -0600
While these are nice to have, what happens in a CD boot environment?
You show me a good point. To be honest, I must say that I haven't
From: Christoph Plattner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Grub over serial line - status ! (I did a test version, it runs !)
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 01:56:41 +0200
As I need the GRUB over serial line @home, I hacked it in.
As the first try, I used the bios functionality (int 0x14).
The stuff runs !
