Re: we need a doc too

2009-08-14 Thread J.Bakshi
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Marco Gerards wrote: > Hi, > > "J.Bakshi" writes: > >> It is nice to see that grub 1.97 is on its way. Everyone is waiting >> for this power pack. But we also need a good doc for it. >> The wiki is out-dated. > >

we need a doc too

2009-08-13 Thread J.Bakshi
Dear list, It is nice to see that grub 1.97 is on its way. Everyone is waiting for this power pack. But we also need a good doc for it. The wiki is out-dated. ___ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-dev

Re: Is it possible to boot Syslinux com32 module from grub2 ?

2009-08-13 Thread J.Bakshi
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 2:24 AM, Robert Millan wrote: > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 03:00:51PM +0530, J.Bakshi wrote: >> >> Rather than porting, I like to boot it from grub but it is a syslinux >> module and I don't know if it works at all. Can I use the chainloader >>

Re: Is it possible to boot Syslinux com32 module from grub2 ?

2009-08-13 Thread J.Bakshi
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 1:42 AM, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:42 PM, J. Bakshi wrote: >> Hello list, >> >> HDT (Hardware Detection Tool) is a Syslinux com32 module designed to display >> low-level information for any x86 compatible system. >> >> HDT runs directl

A GOOD NEWS abt Gparted

2009-08-13 Thread J.Bakshi
Dear list, You might recall I have asked here to call gparted from grub2. And Peter Cros pointed out it was not possible as initrd of gparted does not support loopback mounting. [ http://www.mail-archive.com/grub-devel@gnu.org/msg11942.html ] I discussed this issue with the gparted group along w

what is equivalent grub2 entry of this grub-legacy

2009-08-11 Thread J.Bakshi
Hello list, I am trying to convert one grub-legacy entry to grub2. The legacy is ``` title Console (Boots to the shell)\n Normal vga, verbose kernel messages, and\n no automatic graphical environment. kernel /pmagic/bzImage noapic load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk

Re: booting iso image having syslinux

2009-08-07 Thread J.Bakshi
> > Are you using vga= ?  I fixed a bug recently (in SVN) that may cause this > behaviour. > Then I have to reinstall grub from my sqeeeze box to the usb-stick again to see the effect. ___ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org

Re: Three question about grub2

2009-08-07 Thread J.Bakshi
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:48 PM, J.Bakshi wrote: > On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Felix Zielcke wrote: >> Am Freitag, den 07.08.2009, 14:19 +0530 schrieb J.Bakshi: >>> Hello list, [snip..] >>> 2] In syslinux.cfg we use "TEXT" to display message. How to

Re: booting iso image having syslinux

2009-08-07 Thread J.Bakshi
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Robert Millan wrote: > On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 02:12:58PM +0530, J.Bakshi wrote: >> Hello list, >> >> GRUB2 has a cool feature to boot .iso image.  It is really a cool >> option as we can simply put the .iso and test it without making a

Re: Three question about grub2

2009-08-07 Thread J.Bakshi
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Felix Zielcke wrote: > Am Freitag, den 07.08.2009, 14:19 +0530 schrieb J.Bakshi: >> Hello list, >> >> I am collecting some toolkits in my usb-stick powered with grub2. I >> installed grub2 in this stick from my debian squeeze box. During

Three question about grub2

2009-08-07 Thread J.Bakshi
Hello list, I am collecting some toolkits in my usb-stick powered with grub2. I installed grub2 in this stick from my debian squeeze box. During grub configuration some question has developed in my mind and I might be permitted to ask those in this list. 1] I am trying to boot the latest memtest8

Re: booting iso image having syslinux

2009-08-06 Thread J.Bakshi
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: >>> It's not an issue. Just bypass the syslinux and boot the kernel you >>> want with options you want and initrd you want using linux and initrd >>> commands Thanks >> >> I have done that and here is the menu entry >> >

Re: booting iso image having syslinux

2009-08-06 Thread J.Bakshi
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 10:42 AM, J.Bakshi wrote: >> Hello list, >> >> GRUB2 has a cool feature to boot .iso image.  It is really a cool >> option as we can simply put the .iso and test i

booting iso image having syslinux

2009-08-06 Thread J.Bakshi
Hello list, GRUB2 has a cool feature to boot .iso image. It is really a cool option as we can simply put the .iso and test it without making a cd. Some of the .iso has syslinux inbuilt. Like live .iso of gparted and dban. How can we manage those .iso ? We need to call the syslinux.cfg in those di

GRUB2 is not working from pendrive

2009-03-15 Thread J.Bakshi
Dear list, With legacy GRUB I have no problem to install it on a pendrive and boot the grub legacy from that drive. Presently I am trying to do the same with grub2. My pendrive is 8 GB Transcend with 2 partitions. /devsda1 is fat32 (2 GB) and /dev/sda2 is reiserfs (6 GB). My system is debian l

Re: present stage of grub2

2009-01-22 Thread J.Bakshi
On Wednesday 21 Jan 2009 9:52:28 pm Pavel Roskin wrote: > On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 20:54 +0530, J.Bakshi wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > What is the present stage of grub2 ? can it be used now to get all the > > fancy screen etc ? I have seen the ubuntu is using the gr

present stage of grub2

2009-01-21 Thread J.Bakshi
Dear all, What is the present stage of grub2 ? can it be used now to get all the fancy screen etc ? I have seen the ubuntu is using the grub2 excellently ? IS it possible to get the same in debian lenny with out any patch ? kindly enlighten me and please suggest me where can I get in depth docu

present stage of grub2

2009-01-20 Thread J.Bakshi
Dear all, What is the present stage of grub2 ? can it be used now to get all the fancy screen etc ? I have seen the ubuntu is using the grub2 excellently ? IS it possible to get the same in debian lenny with out any patch ? kindly enlighten me and please suggest me where can I get in depth docu

Re: grub2 summer code theme in debian?

2008-09-25 Thread J.Bakshi
On Wednesday 24 Sep 2008 8:57:21 pm Felix Zielcke wrote: > Am Mittwoch, den 24.09.2008, 20:49 +0530 schrieb J.Bakshi: > > On Wednesday 24 Sep 2008 8:17:56 pm Marco Gerards wrote: > > > Patch things yourself. > > > > Thanks for your respons. > > Whare I can get t

Re: grub2 summer code theme in debian?

2008-09-24 Thread J.Bakshi
On Wednesday 24 Sep 2008 8:17:56 pm Marco Gerards wrote: > "J.Bakshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Wednesday 24 Sep 2008 8:12:40 am Bean wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:19 AM, Vesa Jääskeläinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: >

Re: grub2 summer code theme in debian?

2008-09-24 Thread J.Bakshi
On Wednesday 24 Sep 2008 8:12:40 am Bean wrote: > On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 12:19 AM, Vesa Jääskeläinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > J.Bakshi wrote: > >> In my debian lenny, the grub2 has very simple look. I know it can be > >> tweak to get ubuntu style graphical

grub2 summer code theme in debian?

2008-09-23 Thread J.Bakshi
Dear list, In my debian lenny, the grub2 has very simple look. I know it can be tweak to get ubuntu style graphical grub2 interface. After searchine google I have found the Grub2 summer code project 2008 and I have downloaded the theme folder. But I can't understand how to include the theme fil

Re: nwebie needs your kind guiance

2007-11-28 Thread J.Bakshi
Hi Pavel Roskin, thanks for your response and the helpful link, with best wishes > Hello! > > First of all, please don't post the same question over and over again. > > On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 15:24 +0530, J.Bakshi wrote: > >> Dear list, >> >> I am a

nwebie needs your kind guidance

2007-11-28 Thread J.Bakshi
Dear list, I am a fan of Legacy GRUB. But also come to know about GRUB2. What is the utility of developing GRUB2 ? is it more fancy than legacy grub ? if yes then I like to know about it. I have not found any documentation on it. So needs some guidance from you all. one more point; is grub2 is mor

nwebie needs your kind guiance

2007-11-28 Thread J.Bakshi
Dear list, I am a fan of Legacy GRUB. But also come to know about GRUB2. What is the utility of developing GRUB2 ? is it more fancy than legacy grub ? if yes then I like to know about it. I have not found any documentation on it. So needs some guidance from you all. one more point; is grub2 is mor

Why GRUB2 ?

2007-11-26 Thread J.Bakshi
Dear list, I am a fan of Legacy GRUB. But also come to know about GRUB2. What is the utility of developing GRUB2 ? is it more fancy than legacy grub ? if yes then I like to know about it. I have not found any documentation on it. So needs some guidance from you all. one more point; is grub2 is mor