Re: Completely disable graphics support in grub2 x86_64-efi

2010-08-24 Thread KESHAV P.R.
2010/8/25 Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko : > On 08/24/2010 04:11 PM, KESHAV P.R. wrote: >> I am getting these errors when grub.efi is started but before the menu >> comes up :- >> >> >> error: no such device found >> (3 times) >> error: no suitable mode found >> error: no video mode activate

[PATCH] Fix for echo command on unrecognized options

2010-08-24 Thread BVK Chaitanya
Hi, Attached patch fixes echo command behavior for unrecognized options. On BASH echo command passes all unrecognized options to the output, this patch makes GRUB version to behave similarly. This bug has been reported by Yves Blusseau (JrCs). --- ChangeLog 2010-08-23 17:56:24 + +++ Chan

Re: Completely disable graphics support in grub2 x86_64-efi

2010-08-24 Thread Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
On 08/24/2010 04:11 PM, KESHAV P.R. wrote: > I am getting these errors when grub.efi is started but before the menu > comes up :- > > > error: no such device found > (3 times) > error: no suitable mode found > error: no video mode activated > > > using this config :- > > > insmod efi_gop > insmod e

Re: Automake build system merge into mainline

2010-08-24 Thread Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
> I am sorry, but I am not well versed with all the legal issues > concerning licenses. But that was the main reason you guys created > grub-extras, because of licensing issues right. Only for cases when legal status is sufficiently clear, redistribuable but not confirmed by a written document. >

BTRFS and grub-extras legal position

2010-08-24 Thread Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
Hello, all. It seems that recently there are different rumors and misunderstandings about btrfs support. This mail is to make the things clear. 1) Technical work is done. I haven't reviewed any patches to avoid being tainted. 2) Every patch submitted till now uses Oracle's copyrighted work released

[PATCH] Zero some registers in linux_trampoline

2010-08-24 Thread Colin Watson
linux/Documentation/x86/boot.txt specifies that: At entry, the CPU must be in 32-bit protected mode with paging disabled; a GDT must be loaded with the descriptors for selectors __BOOT_CS(0x10) and __BOOT_DS(0x18); both descriptors must be 4G flat segment; __BOOS_CS must have execute/read

Re: Completely disable graphics support in grub2 x86_64-efi

2010-08-24 Thread KESHAV P.R.
I am getting these errors when grub.efi is started but before the menu comes up :- error: no such device found (3 times) error: no suitable mode found error: no video mode activated using this config :- insmod efi_gop insmod efi_uga insmod font if loadfont ${prefix}/unifont.pf2 then insmo

Re: Automake build system merge into mainline

2010-08-24 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 04:31:14PM +0530, KESHAV P.R. wrote: > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 16:24, Colin Watson wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 03:40:42PM +0530, KESHAV P.R. wrote: > >> I want btrfs support > >> https://code.launchpad.net/~csurbhi/btrfs-grub2/btrfs-grub2 or > >> grub-devel patches t

Re: Automake build system merge into mainline

2010-08-24 Thread KESHAV P.R.
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 16:24, Colin Watson wrote: > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 03:40:42PM +0530, KESHAV P.R. wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 13:02, BVK Chaitanya wrote: >> > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:08 PM, KESHAV P.R. wrote: >> >> Is it possible to include btrfs >> >> http://lists.gnu.org/arch

Re: next release of grub2?

2010-08-24 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 03:36:38PM +0530, KESHAV P.R. wrote: > IMHO you guys should release monthly snapshot tarballs for use in distros. More frequent releases would be a smarter thing to do. Distributions should not be using non-blessed snapshots unless they're substantially involved in GRUB de

Re: Automake build system merge into mainline

2010-08-24 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 03:40:42PM +0530, KESHAV P.R. wrote: > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 13:02, BVK Chaitanya wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:08 PM, KESHAV P.R. wrote: > >> Is it possible to include btrfs > >> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2010-08/msg00020.html in > >> grub-ext

Re: Automake build system merge into mainline

2010-08-24 Thread KESHAV P.R.
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 13:02, BVK Chaitanya wrote: > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:08 PM, KESHAV P.R. wrote: >> What about bzr experimental branch >> http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/r/grub/branches/experimental and >> grub-extras http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/r/grub-extras .  Will >> "export GRUB_CONTRIB

Re: next release of grub2?

2010-08-24 Thread KESHAV P.R.
IMHO you guys should release monthly snapshot tarballs for use in distros. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 14:41, Colin Watson wrote: > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:55:43AM +0530, KESHAV P.R. wrote: >> The link for new version >> http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#Obtaining-and-Building-GRUB

Re: next release of grub2?

2010-08-24 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 11:55:43AM +0530, KESHAV P.R. wrote: > The link for new version > http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#Obtaining-and-Building-GRUB > - ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub/grub-1.98-r2613.tar.gz does not exist. I noticed this when building that version of the manual, b

Re: Automake build system merge into mainline

2010-08-24 Thread BVK Chaitanya
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:08 PM, KESHAV P.R. wrote: > What about bzr experimental branch > http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/r/grub/branches/experimental and > grub-extras http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/r/grub-extras .  Will > "export GRUB_CONTRIB" still work for grub-extras with the new build > system. I