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diff --git a/system/grub2/05_debian_theme b/system/grub2/05_debian_theme deleted file mode 100644 index 4c8a00b05ed1d..0000000000000 --- a/system/grub2/05_debian_theme +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -#!/bin/bash -e - -source /usr/lib/grub/grub-mkconfig_lib - -# this allows desktop-base to override our settings -f=/usr/share/desktop-base/grub_background.sh -if test -e ${f} ; then - source ${f} -else - WALLPAPER="/usr/share/images/desktop-base/moreblue-orbit-grub.png" - COLOR_NORMAL="white/black" - COLOR_HIGHLIGHT="white/light-gray" -fi - -set_mono_theme() -{ - cat << EOF -set menu_color_normal=white/black -set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray -EOF -} - -# check for usable backgrounds -use_bg=false -if [ "$GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT" = "gfxterm" ] ; then - for i in /boot/grub/`basename ${WALLPAPER}` ${WALLPAPER} ; do - if is_path_readable_by_grub $i ; then - bg=$i - case ${bg} in - *.png) reader=png ;; - *.tga) reader=tga ;; - *.jpg|*.jpeg) reader=jpeg ;; - esac - if test -e /boot/grub/${reader}.mod ; then - echo "Found background image: `basename ${bg}`" >&2 - use_bg=true - break - fi - fi - done -fi - -# set the background if possible -if ${use_bg} ; then - prepare_grub_to_access_device `${grub_probe} --target=device ${bg}` - cat << EOF -insmod ${reader} -if background_image `make_system_path_relative_to_its_root ${bg}` ; then - set color_normal=${COLOR_NORMAL} - set color_highlight=${COLOR_HIGHLIGHT} -else -EOF -fi - -# otherwise, set a monochromatic theme for Ubuntu -if ${use_bg} ; then - set_mono_theme | sed -e "s/^/ /g" - echo "fi" -else - set_mono_theme -fi diff --git a/system/grub2/README b/system/grub2/README index 7408d2bdb8be7..0da909c050c91 100644 --- a/system/grub2/README +++ b/system/grub2/README @@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ GRUB2 (the GRand Unified Bootloader) GNU GRUB is a multiboot boot loader. -If you want to set the size of font then give FONT_SIZE=size -option to the list of build options. -The default size is 16. +If you want to set the size of gfxterm font, +then specify FONT_SIZE=size in the build options. +The default size is 19. + +If you want to install grub2 on GPT, +you need to put a BIOS boot partition on GPT. This requires os-prober, gnu-unifont, and help2man. + diff --git a/system/grub2/doinst.sh b/system/grub2/doinst.sh index 92eb273a899fc..367e0dfb495a0 100644 --- a/system/grub2/doinst.sh +++ b/system/grub2/doinst.sh @@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ config() { fi # Otherwise, we leave the .new copy for the admin to consider... } + +config etc/default/grub.new diff --git a/system/grub2/etc.default.grub b/system/grub2/etc.default.grub index 1bad5bcdae51e..e363480836691 100644 --- a/system/grub2/etc.default.grub +++ b/system/grub2/etc.default.grub @@ -6,15 +6,7 @@ GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=false GRUB_TIMEOUT=10 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=$( sed 's/Slackware /Slackware-/' /etc/slackware-version ) -GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet" -# Added by crocket -# VESA display mode code -# Example: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="vga=xxx" -# If you want to know vesa display mode codes for linux -# Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions#Linux_video_mode_numbers -# or http://www.gregfolkert.net/info/vesa-display-codes.html -# gfxpayload=1024x768(e.g,) can be used safely in future releases of grub2. -# please refer to the information displayed by executing "info grub". +GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" # Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only) diff --git a/system/grub2/grub.INFO b/system/grub2/grub.INFO deleted file mode 100644 index 643b302fd24f3..0000000000000 --- a/system/grub2/grub.INFO +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2557 +0,0 @@ -This is docs/grub.info, produced by makeinfo version 4.13 from -docs/grub.texi. - -This manual is for GNU GRUB (version 1.98, 2 June 2010). - - Copyright (C) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2004,2006,2008,2009,2010 Free -Software Foundation, Inc. - - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this - document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, - Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software - Foundation; with no Invariant Sections. - -INFO-DIR-SECTION Kernel -START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY -* GRUB: (grub). The GRand Unified Bootloader -* grub-install: (grub)Invoking grub-install. Install GRUB on your drive -* grub-mkconfig: (grub)Invoking grub-mkconfig. Generate GRUB configuration -END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY - - -File: grub.info, Node: Top, Next: Introduction, Up: (dir) - -GNU GRUB manual -*************** - -This is the documentation of GNU GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, a -flexible and powerful boot loader program for a wide range of -architectures. - - This edition documents version 1.98. - - This manual is for GNU GRUB (version 1.98, 2 June 2010). - - Copyright (C) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2004,2006,2008,2009,2010 Free -Software Foundation, Inc. - - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this - document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, - Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software - Foundation; with no Invariant Sections. - -* Menu: - -* Introduction:: Capturing the spirit of GRUB -* Naming convention:: Names of your drives in GRUB -* Installation:: Installing GRUB on your drive -* Booting:: How to boot different operating systems -* Configuration:: Writing your own configuration file -* Network:: Downloading OS images from a network -* Serial terminal:: Using GRUB via a serial line -* Vendor power-on keys:: Changing GRUB behaviour on vendor power-on keys -* Preset Menu:: Embedding a configuration file into GRUB -* Images:: GRUB image files -* Filesystem:: Filesystem syntax and semantics -* Interface:: The menu and the command-line -* Commands:: The list of available builtin commands -* Troubleshooting:: Error messages produced by GRUB -* Invoking grub-install:: How to use the GRUB installer -* Invoking grub-mkconfig:: Generate a GRUB configuration file -* Obtaining and Building GRUB:: How to obtain and build GRUB -* Reporting bugs:: Where you should send a bug report -* Future:: Some future plans on GRUB -* Internals:: Hacking GRUB -* Copying This Manual:: Copying This Manual -* Index:: - - -File: grub.info, Node: Introduction, Next: Naming convention, Prev: Top, Up: Top - -1 Introduction to GRUB -********************** - -* Menu: - -* Overview:: What exactly GRUB is and how to use it -* History:: From maggot to house fly -* Features:: GRUB features -* Role of a boot loader:: The role of a boot loader - - -File: grub.info, Node: Overview, Next: History, Up: Introduction - -1.1 Overview -============ - -Briefly, a "boot loader" is the first software program that runs when a -computer starts. It is responsible for loading and transferring -control to an operating system "kernel" software (such as Linux or GNU -Mach). The kernel, in turn, initializes the rest of the operating -system (e.g. a GNU system). - - GNU GRUB is a very powerful boot loader, which can load a wide -variety of free operating systems, as well as proprietary operating -systems with chain-loading(1) (*note Overview-Footnote-1::). GRUB is -designed to address the complexity of booting a personal computer; both -the program and this manual are tightly bound to that computer platform, -although porting to other platforms may be addressed in the future. - - One of the important features in GRUB is flexibility; GRUB -understands filesystems and kernel executable formats, so you can load -an arbitrary operating system the way you like, without recording the -physical position of your kernel on the disk. Thus you can load the -kernel just by specifying its file name and the drive and partition -where the kernel resides. - - When booting with GRUB, you can use either a command-line interface -(*note Command-line interface::), or a menu interface (*note Menu -interface::). Using the command-line interface, you type the drive -specification and file name of the kernel manually. In the menu -interface, you just select an OS using the arrow keys. The menu is -based on a configuration file which you prepare beforehand (*note -Configuration::). While in the menu, you can switch to the command-line -mode, and vice-versa. You can even edit menu entries before using them. - - In the following chapters, you will learn how to specify a drive, a -partition, and a file name (*note Naming convention::) to GRUB, how to -install GRUB on your drive (*note Installation::), and how to boot your -OSes (*note Booting::), step by step. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Overview-Footnotes, Up: Overview - - (1) "chain-load" is the mechanism for loading unsupported operating -systems by loading another boot loader. It is typically used for -loading DOS or Windows. - - -File: grub.info, Node: History, Next: Features, Prev: Overview, Up: Introduction - -1.2 History of GRUB -=================== - -GRUB originated in 1995 when Erich Boleyn was trying to boot the GNU -Hurd with the University of Utah's Mach 4 microkernel (now known as GNU -Mach). Erich and Brian Ford designed the Multiboot Specification -(*note Multiboot Specification: (multiboot)Top.), because they were -determined not to add to the large number of mutually-incompatible PC -boot methods. - - Erich then began modifying the FreeBSD boot loader so that it would -understand Multiboot. He soon realized that it would be a lot easier to -write his own boot loader from scratch than to keep working on the -FreeBSD boot loader, and so GRUB was born. - - Erich added many features to GRUB, but other priorities prevented him -from keeping up with the demands of its quickly-expanding user base. In -1999, Gordon Matzigkeit and Yoshinori K. Okuji adopted GRUB as an -official GNU package, and opened its development by making the latest -sources available via anonymous CVS. *Note Obtaining and Building -GRUB::, for more information. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Features, Next: Role of a boot loader, Prev: History, Up: Introduction - -1.3 GRUB features -================= - -The primary requirement for GRUB is that it be compliant with the -"Multiboot Specification", which is described in *note Multiboot -Specification: (multiboot)Top. - - The other goals, listed in approximate order of importance, are: - - * Basic functions must be straightforward for end-users. - - * Rich functionality to support kernel experts and designers. - - * Backward compatibility for booting FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and - Linux. Proprietary kernels (such as DOS, Windows NT, and OS/2) are - supported via a chain-loading function. - - Except for specific compatibility modes (chain-loading and the Linux -"piggyback" format), all kernels will be started in much the same state -as in the Multiboot Specification. Only kernels loaded at 1 megabyte or -above are presently supported. Any attempt to load below that boundary -will simply result in immediate failure and an error message reporting -the problem. - - In addition to the requirements above, GRUB has the following -features (note that the Multiboot Specification doesn't require all the -features that GRUB supports): - -Recognize multiple executable formats - Support many of the "a.out" variants plus "ELF". Symbol tables are - also loaded. - -Support non-Multiboot kernels - Support many of the various free 32-bit kernels that lack Multiboot - compliance (primarily FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Linux). - Chain-loading of other boot loaders is also supported. - -Load multiples modules - Fully support the Multiboot feature of loading multiple modules. - -Load a configuration file - Support a human-readable text configuration file with preset boot - commands. You can also load another configuration file dynamically - and embed a preset configuration file in a GRUB image file. The - list of commands (*note Commands::) are a superset of those - supported on the command-line. An example configuration file is - provided in *note Configuration::. - -Provide a menu interface - A menu interface listing preset boot commands, with a programmable - timeout, is available. There is no fixed limit on the number of - boot entries, and the current implementation has space for several - hundred. - -Have a flexible command-line interface - A fairly flexible command-line interface, accessible from the menu, - is available to edit any preset commands, or write a new boot - command set from scratch. If no configuration file is present, - GRUB drops to the command-line. - - The list of commands (*note Commands::) are a subset of those - supported for configuration files. Editing commands closely - resembles the Bash command-line (*note Bash: (features)Command - Line Editing.), with <TAB>-completion of commands, devices, - partitions, and files in a directory depending on context. - -Support multiple filesystem types - Support multiple filesystem types transparently, plus a useful - explicit blocklist notation. The currently supported filesystem - types are "BSD FFS", "DOS FAT16 and FAT32", "Minix fs", "Linux - ext2fs", "ReiserFS", "JFS", "XFS", and "VSTa fs". *Note - Filesystem::, for more information. - -Support automatic decompression - Can decompress files which were compressed by `gzip'. This - function is both automatic and transparent to the user (i.e. all - functions operate upon the uncompressed contents of the specified - files). This greatly reduces a file size and loading time, a - particularly great benefit for floppies.(1) (*note - Features-Footnote-1::) - - It is conceivable that some kernel modules should be loaded in a - compressed state, so a different module-loading command can be - specified to avoid uncompressing the modules. - -Access data on any installed device - Support reading data from any or all floppies or hard disk(s) - recognized by the BIOS, independent of the setting of the root - device. - -Be independent of drive geometry translations - Unlike many other boot loaders, GRUB makes the particular drive - translation irrelevant. A drive installed and running with one - translation may be converted to another translation without any - adverse effects or changes in GRUB's configuration. - -Detect all installed RAM - GRUB can generally find all the installed RAM on a PC-compatible - machine. It uses an advanced BIOS query technique for finding all - memory regions. As described on the Multiboot Specification (*note - Multiboot Specification: (multiboot)Top.), not all kernels make - use of this information, but GRUB provides it for those who do. - -Support Logical Block Address mode - In traditional disk calls (called "CHS mode"), there is a geometry - translation problem, that is, the BIOS cannot access over 1024 - cylinders, so the accessible space is limited to at least 508 MB - and to at most 8GB. GRUB can't universally solve this problem, as - there is no standard interface used in all machines. However, - several newer machines have the new interface, Logical Block - Address ("LBA") mode. GRUB automatically detects if LBA mode is - available and uses it if available. In LBA mode, GRUB can access - the entire disk. - -Support network booting - GRUB is basically a disk-based boot loader but also has network - support. You can load OS images from a network by using the "TFTP" - protocol. - -Support remote terminals - To support computers with no console, GRUB provides remote terminal - support, so that you can control GRUB from a remote host. Only - serial terminal support is implemented at the moment. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Features-Footnotes, Up: Features - - (1) There are a few pathological cases where loading a very badly -organized ELF kernel might take longer, but in practice this never -happen. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Role of a boot loader, Prev: Features, Up: Introduction - -1.4 The role of a boot loader -============================= - -The following is a quotation from Gordon Matzigkeit, a GRUB fanatic: - - Some people like to acknowledge both the operating system and - kernel when they talk about their computers, so they might say - they use "GNU/Linux" or "GNU/Hurd". Other people seem to think - that the kernel is the most important part of the system, so they - like to call their GNU operating systems "Linux systems." - - I, personally, believe that this is a grave injustice, because the - _boot loader_ is the most important software of all. I used to - refer to the above systems as either "LILO"(1) (*note Role of a - boot loader-Footnote-1::) or "GRUB" systems. - - Unfortunately, nobody ever understood what I was talking about; - now I just use the word "GNU" as a pseudonym for GRUB. - - So, if you ever hear people talking about their alleged "GNU" - systems, remember that they are actually paying homage to the best - boot loader around... GRUB! - - We, the GRUB maintainers, do not (usually) encourage Gordon's level -of fanaticism, but it helps to remember that boot loaders deserve -recognition. We hope that you enjoy using GNU GRUB as much as we did -writing it. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Role of a boot loader-Footnotes, Up: Role of a boot loader - - (1) The LInux LOader, a boot loader that everybody uses, but nobody -likes. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Naming convention, Next: Installation, Prev: Introduction, Up: Top - -2 Naming convention -******************* - -The device syntax used in GRUB is a wee bit different from what you may -have seen before in your operating system(s), and you need to know it so -that you can specify a drive/partition. - - Look at the following examples and explanations: - - (fd0) - - First of all, GRUB requires that the device name be enclosed with -`(' and `)'. The `fd' part means that it is a floppy disk. The number -`0' is the drive number, which is counted from _zero_. This expression -means that GRUB will use the whole floppy disk. - - (hd0,2) - - Here, `hd' means it is a hard disk drive. The first integer `0' -indicates the drive number, that is, the first hard disk, while the -second integer, `1', indicates the partition number (or the PC slice -number in the BSD terminology). The partition numbers are counted from -_one_, not from zero (as was the case in previous versions of GRUB). -This expression means the second partition of the first hard disk -drive. In this case, GRUB uses one partition of the disk, instead of -the whole disk. - - (hd0,5) - - This specifies the first "extended partition" of the first hard disk -drive. Note that the partition numbers for extended partitions are -counted from `5', regardless of the actual number of primary partitions -on your hard disk. - - (hd1,a) - - This means the BSD `a' partition of the second hard disk. If you -need to specify which PC slice number should be used, use something -like this: `(hd1,1,a)'. If the PC slice number is omitted, GRUB -searches for the first PC slice which has a BSD `a' partition. - - Of course, to actually access the disks or partitions with GRUB, you -need to use the device specification in a command, like `root (fd0)' or -`unhide (hd0,3)'. To help you find out which number specifies a -partition you want, the GRUB command-line (*note Command-line -interface::) options have argument completion. This means that, for -example, you only need to type - - root ( - - followed by a <TAB>, and GRUB will display the list of drives, -partitions, or file names. So it should be quite easy to determine the -name of your target partition, even with minimal knowledge of the -syntax. - - Note that GRUB does _not_ distinguish IDE from SCSI - it simply -counts the drive numbers from zero, regardless of their type. Normally, -any IDE drive number is less than any SCSI drive number, although that -is not true if you change the boot sequence by swapping IDE and SCSI -drives in your BIOS. - - Now the question is, how to specify a file? Again, consider an -example: - - (hd0,1)/vmlinuz - - This specifies the file named `vmlinuz', found on the first -partition of the first hard disk drive. Note that the argument -completion works with file names, too. - - That was easy, admit it. Now read the next chapter, to find out how -to actually install GRUB on your drive. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Installation, Next: Booting, Prev: Naming convention, Up: Top - -3 Installation -************** - -In order to install GRUB as your boot loader, you need to first install -the GRUB system and utilities under your UNIX-like operating system -(*note Obtaining and Building GRUB::). You can do this either from the -source tarball, or as a package for your OS. - - After you have done that, you need to install the boot loader on a -drive (floppy or hard disk). There are two ways of doing that - either -using the utility `grub-install' (*note Invoking grub-install::) on a -UNIX-like OS, or by running GRUB itself from a floppy. These are quite -similar, however the utility might probe a wrong BIOS drive, so you -should be careful. - - Also, if you install GRUB on a UNIX-like OS, please make sure that -you have an emergency boot disk ready, so that you can rescue your -computer if, by any chance, your hard drive becomes unusable -(unbootable). - - GRUB comes with boot images, which are normally put in the directory -`/usr/lib/grub/i386-pc'. Hereafter, the directory where GRUB images are -initially placed (normally `/usr/lib/grub/i386-pc') will be called the -"image directory", and the directory where the boot loader needs to -find them (usually `/boot/grub') will be called the "boot directory". - -* Menu: - -* Installing GRUB using grub-install:: -* Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM:: - - -File: grub.info, Node: Installing GRUB using grub-install, Next: Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM, Up: Installation - -3.1 Installing GRUB using grub-install -====================================== - -*Caution:* This procedure is definitely less safe, because there are -several ways in which your computer can become unbootable. For example, -most operating systems don't tell GRUB how to map BIOS drives to OS -devices correctly--GRUB merely "guesses" the mapping. This will succeed -in most cases, but not always. Therefore, GRUB provides you with a map -file called the "device map", which you must fix if it is wrong. *Note -Device map::, for more details. - - If you still do want to install GRUB under a UNIX-like OS (such as -GNU), invoke the program `grub-install' (*note Invoking grub-install::) -as the superuser ("root"). - - The usage is basically very simple. You only need to specify one -argument to the program, namely, where to install the boot loader. The -argument can be either a device file (like `/dev/hda') or a partition -specified in GRUB's notation. For example, under Linux the following -will install GRUB into the MBR of the first IDE disk: - - # grub-install /dev/hda - - Likewise, under GNU/Hurd, this has the same effect: - - # grub-install /dev/hd0 - - If it is the first BIOS drive, this is the same as well: - - # grub-install '(hd0)' - - Or you can omit the parentheses: - - # grub-install hd0 - - But all the above examples assume that GRUB should use images under -the root directory. If you want GRUB to use images under a directory -other than the root directory, you need to specify the option -`--root-directory'. The typical usage is that you create a GRUB boot -floppy with a filesystem. Here is an example: - - # mke2fs /dev/fd0 - # mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt - # grub-install --root-directory=/mnt fd0 - # umount /mnt - - Another example is when you have a separate boot partition which is -mounted at `/boot'. Since GRUB is a boot loader, it doesn't know -anything about mountpoints at all. Thus, you need to run `grub-install' -like this: - - # grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/hda - - By the way, as noted above, it is quite difficult to guess BIOS -drives correctly under a UNIX-like OS. Thus, `grub-install' will prompt -you to check if it could really guess the correct mappings, after the -installation. The format is defined in *note Device map::. Please be -quite careful. If the output is wrong, it is unlikely that your -computer will be able to boot with no problem. - - Note that `grub-install' is actually just a shell script and the -real task is done by `grub-mkimage' and `grub-setup'. Therefore, you -may run those commands directly to install GRUB, without using -`grub-install'. Don't do that, however, unless you are very familiar -with the internals of GRUB. Installing a boot loader on a running OS -may be extremely dangerous. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM, Prev: Installing GRUB using grub-install, Up: Installation - -3.2 Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM -================================= - -GRUB supports the "no emulation mode" in the El Torito specification(1) -(*note Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM-Footnote-1::). This means that you -can use the whole CD-ROM from GRUB and you don't have to make a floppy -or hard disk image file, which can cause compatibility problems. - - For booting from a CD-ROM, GRUB uses a special Stage 2 called -`stage2_eltorito'. The only GRUB files you need to have in your -bootable CD-ROM are this `stage2_eltorito' and optionally a config file -`grub.cfg'. You don't need to use `stage1' or `stage2', because El -Torito is quite different from the standard boot process. - - Here is an example of procedures to make a bootable CD-ROM image. -First, make a top directory for the bootable image, say, `iso': - - $ mkdir iso - - Make a directory for GRUB: - - $ mkdir -p iso/boot/grub - - Copy the file `stage2_eltorito': - - $ cp /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/stage2_eltorito iso/boot/grub - - If desired, make the config file `grub.cfg' under `iso/boot/grub' -(*note Configuration::), and copy any files and directories for the -disc to the directory `iso/'. - - Finally, make a ISO9660 image file like this: - - $ mkisofs -R -b boot/grub/stage2_eltorito -no-emul-boot \ - -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o grub.iso iso - - This produces a file named `grub.iso', which then can be burned into -a CD (or a DVD). `mkisofs' has already set up the disc to boot from -the `boot/grub/stage2_eltorito' file, so there is no need to setup GRUB -on the disc. (Note that the `-boot-load-size 4' bit is required for -compatibility with the BIOS on many older machines.) - - You can use the device `(cd)' to access a CD-ROM in your config -file. This is not required; GRUB automatically sets the root device to -`(cd)' when booted from a CD-ROM. It is only necessary to refer to -`(cd)' if you want to access other drives as well. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM-Footnotes, Up: Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM - - (1) El Torito is a specification for bootable CD using BIOS -functions. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Booting, Next: Configuration, Prev: Installation, Up: Top - -4 Booting -********* - -GRUB can load Multiboot-compliant kernels in a consistent way, but for -some free operating systems you need to use some OS-specific magic. - -* Menu: - -* General boot methods:: How to boot OSes with GRUB generally -* OS-specific notes:: Notes on some operating systems - - -File: grub.info, Node: General boot methods, Next: OS-specific notes, Up: Booting - -4.1 How to boot operating systems -================================= - -GRUB has two distinct boot methods. One of the two is to load an -operating system directly, and the other is to chain-load another boot -loader which then will load an operating system actually. Generally -speaking, the former is more desirable, because you don't need to -install or maintain other boot loaders and GRUB is flexible enough to -load an operating system from an arbitrary disk/partition. However, the -latter is sometimes required, since GRUB doesn't support all the -existing operating systems natively. - -* Menu: - -* Loading an operating system directly:: -* Chain-loading:: - - -File: grub.info, Node: Loading an operating system directly, Next: Chain-loading, Up: General boot methods - -4.1.1 How to boot an OS directly with GRUB ------------------------------------------- - -Multiboot (*note Multiboot Specification: (multiboot)Top.) is the -native format supported by GRUB. For the sake of convenience, there is -also support for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD. If you want to -boot other operating systems, you will have to chain-load them (*note -Chain-loading::). - - FIXME: this section is incomplete. - - 1. Run the command `boot' (*note boot::). - - However, DOS and Windows have some deficiencies, so you might have to -use more complicated instructions. *Note DOS/Windows::, for more -information. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Chain-loading, Prev: Loading an operating system directly, Up: General boot methods - -4.1.2 Chain-loading an OS -------------------------- - -Operating systems that do not support Multiboot and do not have specific -support in GRUB (specific support is available for Linux, FreeBSD, -NetBSD and OpenBSD) must be chain-loaded, which involves loading -another boot loader and jumping to it in real mode. - - The `chainloader' command (*note chainloader::) is used to set this -up. It is normally also necessary to load some GRUB modules and set the -appropriate root device. Putting this together, we get something like -this, for a Windows system on the first partition of the first hard -disk: - -menuentry "Windows" { - insmod chain - insmod ntfs - set root=(hd0,1) - chainloader +1 -} - - On systems with multiple hard disks, an additional workaround may be -required. *Note DOS/Windows::. - - Chain-loading is only supported on PC BIOS and EFI platforms. - - -File: grub.info, Node: OS-specific notes, Prev: General boot methods, Up: Booting - -4.2 Some caveats on OS-specific issues -====================================== - -Here, we describe some caveats on several operating systems. - -* Menu: - -* GNU/Hurd:: -* GNU/Linux:: -* DOS/Windows:: -* SCO UnixWare:: -* QNX:: - - -File: grub.info, Node: GNU/Hurd, Next: GNU/Linux, Up: OS-specific notes - -4.2.1 GNU/Hurd --------------- - -Since GNU/Hurd is Multiboot-compliant, it is easy to boot it; there is -nothing special about it. But do not forget that you have to specify a -root partition to the kernel. - - FIXME: this section is incomplete. - - 1. Run the command `boot' (*note boot::). - - -File: grub.info, Node: GNU/Linux, Next: DOS/Windows, Prev: GNU/Hurd, Up: OS-specific notes - -4.2.2 GNU/Linux ---------------- - -It is relatively easy to boot GNU/Linux from GRUB, because it somewhat -resembles to boot a Multiboot-compliant OS. - - FIXME: this section is incomplete. - - 1. Set GRUB's root device to the same drive as GNU/Linux's. - - 2. Finally, run the command `boot' (*note boot::). - - *Caution:* If you use an initrd and specify the `mem=' option to the -kernel to let it use less than actual memory size, you will also have -to specify the same memory size to GRUB. To let GRUB know the size, run -the command `uppermem' _before_ loading the kernel. *Note uppermem::, -for more information. - - -File: grub.info, Node: DOS/Windows, Next: SCO UnixWare, Prev: GNU/Linux, Up: OS-specific notes - -4.2.3 DOS/Windows ------------------ - -GRUB cannot boot DOS or Windows directly, so you must chain-load them -(*note Chain-loading::). However, their boot loaders have some critical -deficiencies, so it may not work to just chain-load them. To overcome -the problems, GRUB provides you with a helper function. - - If you have installed DOS (or Windows) on a non-first hard disk, you -have to use the disk swapping technique, because that OS cannot boot -from any disks but the first one. The workaround used in GRUB is the -command `drivemap' (*note drivemap::), like this: - - drivemap -s (hd0) (hd1) - - This performs a "virtual" swap between your first and second hard -drive. - - *Caution:* This is effective only if DOS (or Windows) uses BIOS to -access the swapped disks. If that OS uses a special driver for the -disks, this probably won't work. - - Another problem arises if you installed more than one set of -DOS/Windows onto one disk, because they could be confused if there are -more than one primary partitions for DOS/Windows. Certainly you should -avoid doing this, but there is a solution if you do want to do so. Use -the partition hiding/unhiding technique. - - If GRUB "hides" a DOS (or Windows) partition (*note parttool::), DOS -(or Windows) will ignore the partition. If GRUB "unhides" a DOS (or -Windows) partition, DOS (or Windows) will detect the partition. Thus, -if you have installed DOS (or Windows) on the first and the second -partition of the first hard disk, and you want to boot the copy on the -first partition, do the following: - - parttool (hd0,1) hidden- - parttool (hd0,2) hidden+ - set root=(hd0,1) - chainloader +1 - parttool ${root} boot+ - boot - - -File: grub.info, Node: SCO UnixWare, Next: QNX, Prev: DOS/Windows, Up: OS-specific notes - -4.2.4 SCO UnixWare ------------------- - -It is known that the signature in the boot loader for SCO UnixWare is -wrong, so you will have to specify the option `--force' to -`chainloader' (*note chainloader::), like this: - - set root=(hd1,1) - chainloader --force +1 - parttool ${root} boot+ - boot - - -File: grub.info, Node: QNX, Prev: SCO UnixWare, Up: OS-specific notes - -4.2.5 QNX ---------- - -QNX seems to use a bigger boot loader, so you need to boot it up, like -this: - - set root=(hd1,2) - chainloader +4 - boot - - -File: grub.info, Node: Configuration, Next: Network, Prev: Booting, Up: Top - -5 Writing your own configuration file -************************************* - -GRUB is configured using `grub.cfg', usually located under -`/boot/grub'. This file is quite flexible, but most users will not -need to write the whole thing by hand. - -* Menu: - -* Simple configuration:: Recommended for most users -* Shell-like scripting:: For power users and developers - - -File: grub.info, Node: Simple configuration, Next: Shell-like scripting, Up: Configuration - -5.1 Simple configuration handling -================================= - -The program `grub-mkconfig' (*note Invoking grub-mkconfig::) generates -`grub.cfg' files suitable for most cases. It is suitable for use when -upgrading a distribution, and will discover available kernels and -attempt to generate menu entries for them. - - The file `/etc/default/grub' controls the operation of -`grub-mkconfig'. It is sourced by a shell script, and so must be valid -POSIX shell input; normally, it will just be a sequence of `KEY=value' -lines, but if the value contains spaces or other special characters -then it must be quoted. For example: - - GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT="console serial" - - Valid keys in `/etc/default/grub' are as follows: - -`GRUB_DEFAULT' - The default menu entry. This may be a number, in which case it - identifies the Nth entry in the generated menu counted from zero, - or the full name of a menu entry, or the special string `saved'. - Using the full name may be useful if you want to set a menu entry - as the default even though there may be a variable number of - entries before it. - - If you set this to `saved', then the default menu entry will be - that saved by `GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT', `grub-set-default', or - `grub-reboot'. - - The default is `0'. - -`GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT' - If this option is set to `true', then, when an entry is selected, - save it as a new default entry for use by future runs of GRUB. - This is only useful if `GRUB_DEFAULT=saved'; it is a separate - option because `GRUB_DEFAULT=saved' is useful without this option, - in conjunction with `grub-set-default' or `grub-reboot'. Unset by - default. - -`GRUB_TIMEOUT' - Boot the default entry this many seconds after the menu is - displayed, unless a key is pressed. The default is `5'. Set to - `0' to boot immediately without displaying the menu, or to `-1' to - wait indefinitely. - -`GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT' - Wait this many seconds for a key to be pressed before displaying - the menu. If no key is pressed during that time, boot - immediately. Unset by default. - -`GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET' - In conjunction with `GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT', set this to `true' to - suppress the verbose countdown while waiting for a key to be - pressed before displaying the menu. Unset by default. - -`GRUB_DEFAULT_BUTTON' -`GRUB_TIMEOUT_BUTTON' -`GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_BUTTON' -`GRUB_BUTTON_CMOS_ADDRESS' - Variants of the corresponding variables without the `_BUTTON' - suffix, used to support vendor-specific power buttons. *Note - Vendor power-on keys::. - -`GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR' - Set by distributors of GRUB to their identifying name. This is - used to generate more informative menu entry titles. - -`GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT' - Select the terminal input device. You may select multiple devices - here, separated by spaces. - - Valid terminal input names depend on the platform, but may include - `console' (PC BIOS and EFI consoles), `serial' (serial terminal), - `ofconsole' (Open Firmware console), `at_keyboard' (PC AT - keyboard, mainly useful with Coreboot), or `usb_keyboard' (USB - keyboard using the HID Boot Protocol, for cases where the firmware - does not handle this). - - The default is to use the platform's native terminal input. - -`GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT' - Select the terminal output device. You may select multiple - devices here, separated by spaces. - - Valid terminal output names depend on the platform, but may include - `console' (PC BIOS and EFI consoles), `serial' (serial terminal), - `gfxterm' (graphics-mode output), `ofconsole' (Open Firmware - console), or `vga_text' (VGA text output, mainly useful with - Coreboot). - - The default is to use the platform's native terminal input. - -`GRUB_TERMINAL' - If this option is set, it overrides both `GRUB_TERMINAL_INPUT' and - `GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT' to the same value. - -`GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND' - A command to configure the serial port when using the serial - console. *Note serial::. Defaults to `serial'. - -`GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX' - Command-line arguments to add to menu entries for the Linux kernel. - -`GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT' - Unless `GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_RECOVERY' is set, two menu entries will - be generated for each Linux kernel: one default entry and one - entry for recovery mode. This option lists command-line arguments - to add only to the default menu entry, after those listed in - `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX'. - -`GRUB_CMDLINE_NETBSD' -`GRUB_CMDLINE_NETBSD_DEFAULT' - As `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX' and `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT', but for - NetBSD. - -`GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID' - Normally, `grub-mkconfig' will generate menu entries that use - universally-unique identifiers (UUIDs) to identify the root - filesystem to the Linux kernel, using a `root=UUID=...' kernel - parameter. This is usually more reliable, but in some cases it - may not be appropriate. To disable the use of UUIDs, set this - option to `true'. - -`GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_RECOVERY' - Disable the generation of recovery mode menu entries for Linux. - -`GRUB_DISABLE_NETBSD_RECOVERY' - Disable the generation of recovery mode menu entries for NetBSD. - -`GRUB_GFXMODE' - Set the resolution used on the `gfxterm' graphical terminal. Note - that you can only use modes which your graphics card supports via - VESA BIOS Extensions (VBE), so for example native LCD panel - resolutions may not be available. The default is `640x480'. - -`GRUB_BACKGROUND' - Set a background image for use with the `gfxterm' graphical - terminal. The value of this option must be a file readable by - GRUB at boot time, and it must end with `.png', `.tga', `.jpg', or - `.jpeg'. The image will be scaled if necessary to fit the screen. - -`GRUB_THEME' - Set a theme for use with the `gfxterm' graphical terminal. *Note - Themes::. - -`GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX' - Set to `text' to force the Linux kernel to boot in normal text - mode, `keep' to preserve the graphics mode set using - `GRUB_GFXMODE', `WIDTHxHEIGHT'[`xDEPTH'] to set a particular - graphics mode, or a sequence of these separated by commas or - semicolons to try several modes in sequence. - - Depending on your kernel, your distribution, your graphics card, - and the phase of the moon, note that using this option may cause - GNU/Linux to suffer from various display problems, particularly - during the early part of the boot sequence. If you have problems, - simply unset this option and GRUB will tell Linux to boot in - normal text mode. - -`GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER' - Normally, `grub-mkconfig' will try to use the external `os-prober' - program, if installed, to discover other operating systems - installed on the same system and generate appropriate menu entries - for them. Set this option to `true' to disable this. - -`GRUB_INIT_TUNE' - Play a tune on the speaker when GRUB starts. This is particularly - useful for users unable to see the screen. The value of this - option is passed directly to *note play::. - - For more detailed customisation of `grub-mkconfig''s output, you may -edit the scripts in `/etc/grub.d' directly. `/etc/grub.d/40_custom' is -particularly useful for adding entire custom menu entries; simply type -the menu entries you want to add at the end of that file, making sure -to leave at least the first two lines intact. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Shell-like scripting, Prev: Simple configuration, Up: Configuration - -5.2 Writing full configuration files directly -============================================= - - -File: grub.info, Node: Serial terminal, Next: Vendor power-on keys, Prev: Network, Up: Top - -6 Using GRUB via a serial line -****************************** - -This chapter describes how to use the serial terminal support in GRUB. - - If you have many computers or computers with no display/keyboard, it -could be very useful to control the computers through serial -communications. To connect one computer with another via a serial line, -you need to prepare a null-modem (cross) serial cable, and you may need -to have multiport serial boards, if your computer doesn't have extra -serial ports. In addition, a terminal emulator is also required, such as -minicom. Refer to a manual of your operating system, for more -information. - - As for GRUB, the instruction to set up a serial terminal is quite -simple. First of all, make sure that you haven't specified the option -`--disable-serial' to the configure script when you built your GRUB -images. If you get them in binary form, probably they have serial -terminal support already. - - Then, initialize your serial terminal after GRUB starts up. Here is -an example: - - grub> serial --unit=0 --speed=9600 - grub> terminal serial - - The command `serial' initializes the serial unit 0 with the speed -9600bps. The serial unit 0 is usually called `COM1', so, if you want to -use COM2, you must specify `--unit=1' instead. This command accepts -many other options, so please refer to *note serial::, for more details. - - The command `terminal' (*note terminal::) chooses which type of -terminal you want to use. In the case above, the terminal will be a -serial terminal, but you can also pass `console' to the command, as -`terminal serial console'. In this case, a terminal in which you press -any key will be selected as a GRUB terminal. - - However, note that GRUB assumes that your terminal emulator is -compatible with VT100 by default. This is true for most terminal -emulators nowadays, but you should pass the option `--dumb' to the -command if your terminal emulator is not VT100-compatible or implements -few VT100 escape sequences. If you specify this option then GRUB -provides you with an alternative menu interface, because the normal -menu requires several fancy features of your terminal. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Vendor power-on keys, Next: Preset Menu, Prev: Serial terminal, Up: Top - -7 Using GRUB with vendor power-on keys -************************************** - -Some laptop vendor provide an additional power-on button which boots -another OS. GRUB supports such buttons with GRUB_TIMEOUT_BUTTON, -GRUB_DEFAULT_BUTTON, GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_BUTTON and -GRUB_BUTTON_CMOS_ADDRESS variables in default/grub. -GRUB_TIMEOUT_BUTTON, GRUB_DEFAULT_BUTTON and GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_BUTTON -are used instead of corresponding variables without _BUTTON suffix when -powered using special button. GRUB_BUTTON_CMOS_ADDRESS is vendor -specific and partially model-specific. Values known to GRUB team are: - -<Dell XPS M1530> - 85:3 - - To take full advantage of this function install GRUB into MBR. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Filesystem, Next: Interface, Prev: Images, Up: Top - -8 Filesystem syntax and semantics -********************************* - -GRUB uses a special syntax for specifying disk drives which can be -accessed by BIOS. Because of BIOS limitations, GRUB cannot distinguish -between IDE, ESDI, SCSI, or others. You must know yourself which BIOS -device is equivalent to which OS device. Normally, that will be clear if -you see the files in a device or use the command `find' (*note find::). - -* Menu: - -* Device syntax:: How to specify devices -* File name syntax:: How to specify files -* Block list syntax:: How to specify block lists - - -File: grub.info, Node: Device syntax, Next: File name syntax, Up: Filesystem - -8.1 How to specify devices -========================== - -The device syntax is like this: - - `(DEVICE[,PART-NUM][,BSD-SUBPART-LETTER])' - - `[]' means the parameter is optional. DEVICE should be either `fd' -or `hd' followed by a digit, like `fd0'. But you can also set DEVICE -to a hexadecimal or a decimal number which is a BIOS drive number, so -the following are equivalent: - - (hd0) - (0x80) - (128) - - PART-NUM represents the partition number of DEVICE, starting from -one for primary partitions and from five for extended partitions, and -BSD-SUBPART-LETTER represents the BSD disklabel subpartition, such as -`a' or `e'. - - A shortcut for specifying BSD subpartitions is -`(DEVICE,BSD-SUBPART-LETTER)', in this case, GRUB searches for the -first PC partition containing a BSD disklabel, then finds the -subpartition BSD-SUBPART-LETTER. Here is an example: - - (hd0,a) - - The syntax `(hd0)' represents using the entire disk (or the MBR when -installing GRUB), while the syntax `(hd0,1)' represents using the first -partition of the disk (or the boot sector of the partition when -installing GRUB). - - If you enabled the network support, the special drive, `(nd)', is -also available. Before using the network drive, you must initialize the -network. *Note Network::, for more information. - - If you boot GRUB from a CD-ROM, `(cd)' is available. *Note Making a -GRUB bootable CD-ROM::, for details. - - -File: grub.info, Node: File name syntax, Next: Block list syntax, Prev: Device syntax, Up: Filesystem - -8.2 How to specify files -======================== - -There are two ways to specify files, by "absolute file name" and by -"block list". - - An absolute file name resembles a Unix absolute file name, using `/' -for the directory separator (not `\' as in DOS). One example is -`(hd0,1)/boot/grub/grub.cfg'. This means the file `/boot/grub/grub.cfg' -in the first partition of the first hard disk. If you omit the device -name in an absolute file name, GRUB uses GRUB's "root device" -implicitly. So if you set the root device to, say, `(hd1,1)' by the -command `root' (*note root::), then `/boot/kernel' is the same as -`(hd1,1)/boot/kernel'. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Block list syntax, Prev: File name syntax, Up: Filesystem - -8.3 How to specify block lists -============================== - -A block list is used for specifying a file that doesn't appear in the -filesystem, like a chainloader. The syntax is -`[OFFSET]+LENGTH[,[OFFSET]+LENGTH]...'. Here is an example: - - `0+100,200+1,300+300' - - This represents that GRUB should read blocks 0 through 99, block 200, -and blocks 300 through 599. If you omit an offset, then GRUB assumes -the offset is zero. - - Like the file name syntax (*note File name syntax::), if a blocklist -does not contain a device name, then GRUB uses GRUB's "root device". So -`(hd0,2)+1' is the same as `+1' when the root device is `(hd0,2)'. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Interface, Next: Commands, Prev: Filesystem, Up: Top - -9 GRUB's user interface -*********************** - -GRUB has both a simple menu interface for choosing preset entries from a -configuration file, and a highly flexible command-line for performing -any desired combination of boot commands. - - GRUB looks for its configuration file as soon as it is loaded. If one -is found, then the full menu interface is activated using whatever -entries were found in the file. If you choose the "command-line" menu -option, or if the configuration file was not found, then GRUB drops to -the command-line interface. - -* Menu: - -* Command-line interface:: The flexible command-line interface -* Menu interface:: The simple menu interface -* Menu entry editor:: Editing a menu entry - - -File: grub.info, Node: Command-line interface, Next: Menu interface, Up: Interface - -9.1 The flexible command-line interface -======================================= - -The command-line interface provides a prompt and after it an editable -text area much like a command-line in Unix or DOS. Each command is -immediately executed after it is entered(1) (*note Command-line -interface-Footnote-1::). The commands (*note Command-line and menu -entry commands::) are a subset of those available in the configuration -file, used with exactly the same syntax. - - Cursor movement and editing of the text on the line can be done via a -subset of the functions available in the Bash shell: - -<C-f> -<PC right key> - Move forward one character. - -<C-b> -<PC left key> - Move back one character. - -<C-a> -<HOME> - Move to the start of the line. - -<C-e> -<END> - Move the the end of the line. - -<C-d> -<DEL> - Delete the character underneath the cursor. - -<C-h> -<BS> - Delete the character to the left of the cursor. - -<C-k> - Kill the text from the current cursor position to the end of the - line. - -<C-u> - Kill backward from the cursor to the beginning of the line. - -<C-y> - Yank the killed text back into the buffer at the cursor. - -<C-p> -<PC up key> - Move up through the history list. - -<C-n> -<PC down key> - Move down through the history list. - - When typing commands interactively, if the cursor is within or before -the first word in the command-line, pressing the <TAB> key (or <C-i>) -will display a listing of the available commands, and if the cursor is -after the first word, the `<TAB>' will provide a completion listing of -disks, partitions, and file names depending on the context. Note that -to obtain a list of drives, one must open a parenthesis, as `root ('. - - Note that you cannot use the completion functionality in the TFTP -filesystem. This is because TFTP doesn't support file name listing for -the security. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Command-line interface-Footnotes, Up: Command-line interface - - (1) However, this behavior will be changed in the future version, in -a user-invisible way. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Menu interface, Next: Menu entry editor, Prev: Command-line interface, Up: Interface - -9.2 The simple menu interface -============================= - -The menu interface is quite easy to use. Its commands are both -reasonably intuitive and described on screen. - - Basically, the menu interface provides a list of "boot entries" to -the user to choose from. Use the arrow keys to select the entry of -choice, then press <RET> to run it. An optional timeout is available -to boot the default entry (the first one if not set), which is aborted -by pressing any key. - - Commands are available to enter a bare command-line by pressing <c> -(which operates exactly like the non-config-file version of GRUB, but -allows one to return to the menu if desired by pressing <ESC>) or to -edit any of the "boot entries" by pressing <e>. - - If you protect the menu interface with a password (*note Security::), -all you can do is choose an entry by pressing <RET>, or press <p> to -enter the password. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Menu entry editor, Prev: Menu interface, Up: Interface - -9.3 Editing a menu entry -======================== - -The menu entry editor looks much like the main menu interface, but the -lines in the menu are individual commands in the selected entry instead -of entry names. - - If an <ESC> is pressed in the editor, it aborts all the changes made -to the configuration entry and returns to the main menu interface. - - When a particular line is selected, the editor places the user in a -special version of the GRUB command-line to edit that line. When the -user hits <RET>, GRUB replaces the line in question in the boot entry -with the changes (unless it was aborted via <ESC>, in which case the -changes are thrown away). - - If you want to add a new line to the menu entry, press <o> if adding -a line after the current line or press <O> if before the current line. - - To delete a line, hit the key <d>. Although GRUB unfortunately does -not support "undo", you can do almost the same thing by just returning -to the main menu. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Commands, Next: Troubleshooting, Prev: Interface, Up: Top - -10 The list of available commands -********************************* - -In this chapter, we list all commands that are available in GRUB. - - Commands belong to different groups. A few can only be used in the -global section of the configuration file (or "menu"); most of them can -be entered on the command-line and can be used either anywhere in the -menu or specifically in the menu entries. - -* Menu: - -* Menu-specific commands:: -* General commands:: -* Command-line and menu entry commands:: - - -File: grub.info, Node: Menu-specific commands, Next: General commands, Up: Commands - -10.1 The list of commands for the menu only -=========================================== - -The semantics used in parsing the configuration file are the following: - - * The menu-specific commands have to be used before any others. - - * The files _must_ be in plain-text format. - - * `#' at the beginning of a line in a configuration file means it is - only a comment. - - * Options are separated by spaces. - - * All numbers can be either decimal or hexadecimal. A hexadecimal - number must be preceded by `0x', and is case-insensitive. - - * Extra options or text at the end of the line are ignored unless - otherwise specified. - - * Unrecognized commands are added to the current entry, except - before entries start, where they are ignored. - - These commands can only be used in the menu: - -* Menu: - -* menuentry:: Start a menu entry - - -File: grub.info, Node: menuentry, Up: Menu-specific commands - -10.1.1 menuentry ----------------- - - -- Command: title name ... - Start a new boot entry, and set its name to the contents of the - rest of the line, starting with the first non-space character. - - -File: grub.info, Node: General commands, Next: Command-line and menu entry commands, Prev: Menu-specific commands, Up: Commands - -10.2 The list of general commands -================================= - -Commands usable anywhere in the menu and in the command-line. - -* Menu: - -* serial:: Set up a serial device -* terminfo:: Define terminal type - - -File: grub.info, Node: serial, Next: terminfo, Up: General commands - -10.2.1 serial -------------- - - -- Command: serial [`--unit=unit'] [`--port=port'] [`--speed=speed'] - [`--word=word'] [`--parity=parity'] [`--stop=stop'] - Initialize a serial device. UNIT is a number in the range 0-3 - specifying which serial port to use; default is 0, which - corresponds to the port often called COM1. PORT is the I/O port - where the UART is to be found; if specified it takes precedence - over UNIT. SPEED is the transmission speed; default is 9600. WORD - and STOP are the number of data bits and stop bits. Data bits must - be in the range 5-8 and stop bits must be 1 or 2. Default is 8 data - bits and one stop bit. PARITY is one of `no', `odd', `even' and - defaults to `no'. - - The serial port is not used as a communication channel unless the - `terminal' command is used (*note terminal::). - - This command is only available if GRUB is compiled with serial - support. See also *note Serial terminal::. - - -File: grub.info, Node: terminfo, Prev: serial, Up: General commands - -10.2.2 terminfo ---------------- - - -- Command: terminfo [term] - Define the capabilities of your terminal by giving the name of an - entry in the terminfo database, which should correspond roughly to - a `TERM' environment variable in Unix. - - At the moment, only `vt100' is supported in GRUB 2. If you need - other terminal types, please contact us to discuss the best way to - include support for these in GRUB. - - If no option is specified, the current terminal type is printed. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Command-line and menu entry commands, Prev: General commands, Up: Commands - -10.3 The list of command-line and menu entry commands -===================================================== - -These commands are usable in the command-line and in menu entries. If -you forget a command, you can run the command `help' (*note help::). - -* Menu: - -* acpi:: Load ACPI tables -* blocklist:: Print a block list -* boot:: Start up your operating system -* cat:: Show the contents of a file -* chainloader:: Chain-load another boot loader -* cmp:: Compare two files -* configfile:: Load a configuration file -* crc:: Calculate CRC32 checksums -* date:: Display or set current date and time -* drivemap:: Map a drive to another -* echo:: Display a line of text -* export:: Export an environment variable -* gettext:: Translate a string -* gptsync:: Fill an MBR based on GPT entries -* halt:: Shut down your computer -* help:: Show help messages -* insmod:: Insert a module -* keystatus:: Check key modifier status -* ls:: List devices or files -* parttool:: Modify partition table entries -* play:: Play a tune -* reboot:: Reboot your computer -* set:: Set an environment variable -* unset:: Unset an environment variable - - -File: grub.info, Node: acpi, Next: blocklist, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.1 acpi ------------ - - -- Command: acpi [`-1'|`-2'] - [`--exclude=table1,...'|`--load-only=table1,...'] - [`--oemid=id'] [`--oemtable=table'] [`--oemtablerev=rev'] - [`--oemtablecreator=creator'] [`--oemtablecreatorrev=rev'] - [`--no-ebda'] filename ... - Modern BIOS systems normally implement the Advanced Configuration - and Power Interface (ACPI), and define various tables that - describe the interface between an ACPI-compliant operating system - and the firmware. In some cases, the tables provided by default - only work well with certain operating systems, and it may be - necessary to replace some of them. - - Normally, this command will replace the Root System Description - Pointer (RSDP) in the Extended BIOS Data Area to point to the new - tables. If the `--no-ebda' option is used, the new tables will be - known only to GRUB, but may be used by GRUB's EFI emulation. - - -File: grub.info, Node: blocklist, Next: boot, Prev: acpi, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.2 blocklist ----------------- - - -- Command: blocklist file - Print a block list (*note Block list syntax::) for FILE. - - -File: grub.info, Node: boot, Next: cat, Prev: blocklist, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.3 boot ------------ - - -- Command: boot - Boot the OS or chain-loader which has been loaded. Only necessary - if running the fully interactive command-line (it is implicit at - the end of a menu entry). - - -File: grub.info, Node: cat, Next: chainloader, Prev: boot, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.4 cat ----------- - - -- Command: cat file - Display the contents of the file FILE. This command may be useful - to remind you of your OS's root partition: - - grub> cat /etc/fstab - - -File: grub.info, Node: chainloader, Next: cmp, Prev: cat, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.5 chainloader ------------------- - - -- Command: chainloader [`--force'] file - Load FILE as a chain-loader. Like any other file loaded by the - filesystem code, it can use the blocklist notation (*note Block - list syntax::) to grab the first sector of the current partition - with `+1'. If you specify the option `--force', then load FILE - forcibly, whether it has a correct signature or not. This is - required when you want to load a defective boot loader, such as - SCO UnixWare 7.1 (*note SCO UnixWare::). - - -File: grub.info, Node: cmp, Next: configfile, Prev: chainloader, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.6 cmp ----------- - - -- Command: cmp file1 file2 - Compare the file FILE1 with the file FILE2. If they differ in - size, print the sizes like this: - - Differ in size: 0x1234 [foo], 0x4321 [bar] - - If the sizes are equal but the bytes at an offset differ, then - print the bytes like this: - - Differ at the offset 777: 0xbe [foo], 0xef [bar] - - If they are completely identical, nothing will be printed. - - -File: grub.info, Node: configfile, Next: crc, Prev: cmp, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.7 configfile ------------------ - - -- Command: configfile file - Load FILE as a configuration file. - - -File: grub.info, Node: crc, Next: date, Prev: configfile, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.8 crc ----------- - - -- Command: crc file - Display the CRC32 checksum of FILE. - - -File: grub.info, Node: date, Next: drivemap, Prev: crc, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.9 date ------------ - - -- Command: date [[year-]month-day] [hour:minute[:second]] - With no arguments, print the current date and time. - - Otherwise, take the current date and time, change any elements - specified as arguments, and set the result as the new date and - time. For example, `date 01-01' will set the current month and - day to January 1, but leave the year, hour, minute, and second - unchanged. - - -File: grub.info, Node: drivemap, Next: echo, Prev: date, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.10 drivemap ----------------- - - -- Command: drivemap `-l'|`-r'|[`-s'] from_drive to_drive - Without options, map the drive FROM_DRIVE to the drive TO_DRIVE. - This is necessary when you chain-load some operating systems, such - as DOS, if such an OS resides at a non-first drive. For - convenience, any partition suffix on the drive is ignored, so you - can safely use ${root} as a drive specification. - - With the `-s' option, perform the reverse mapping as well, swapping - the two drives. - - With the `-l' option, list the current mappings. - - With the `-r' option, reset all mappings to the default values. - - For example: - - drivemap -s (hd0) (hd1) - - -File: grub.info, Node: echo, Next: export, Prev: drivemap, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.11 echo ------------- - - -- Command: echo [`-n'] [`-e'] string ... - Display the requested text and, unless the `-n' option is used, a - trailing new line. If there is more than one string, they are - separated by spaces in the output. As usual in GRUB commands, - variables may be substituted using `${var}'. - - The `-e' option enables interpretation of backslash escapes. The - following sequences are recognised: - - `\\' - backslash - - `\a' - alert (BEL) - - `\c' - suppress trailing new line - - `\f' - form feed - - `\n' - new line - - `\r' - carriage return - - `\t' - horizontal tab - - `\v' - vertical tab - - When interpreting backslash escapes, backslash followed by any - other character will print that character. - - -File: grub.info, Node: export, Next: gettext, Prev: echo, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.12 export --------------- - - -- Command: export envvar - Export the environment variable ENVVAR. Exported variables are - visible to subsidiary configuration files loaded using - `configfile'. - - -File: grub.info, Node: gettext, Next: gptsync, Prev: export, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.13 gettext ---------------- - - -- Command: gettext string - Translate STRING into the current language. - - The current language code is stored in the `lang' variable in - GRUB's environment. Translation files in MO format are read from - `locale_dir', usually `/boot/grub/locale'. - - -File: grub.info, Node: gptsync, Next: halt, Prev: gettext, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.14 gptsync ---------------- - - -- Command: gptsync device [partition[+/-[type]]] ... - Disks using the GUID Partition Table (GPT) also have a legacy - Master Boot Record (MBR) partition table for compatibility with - the BIOS and with older operating systems. The legacy MBR can - only represent a limited subset of GPT partition entries. - - This command populates the legacy MBR with the specified PARTITION - entries on DEVICE. Up to three partitions may be used. - - TYPE is an MBR partition type code; prefix with `0x' if you want - to enter this in hexadecimal. The separator between PARTITION and - TYPE may be `+' to make the partition active, or `-' to make it - inactive; only one partition may be active. If both the separator - and type are omitted, then the partition will be inactive. - - -File: grub.info, Node: halt, Next: help, Prev: gptsync, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.15 halt ------------- - - -- Command: halt `--no-apm' - The command halts the computer. If the `--no-apm' option is - specified, no APM BIOS call is performed. Otherwise, the computer - is shut down using APM. - - -File: grub.info, Node: help, Next: insmod, Prev: halt, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.16 help ------------- - - -- Command: help `--all' [pattern ...] - Display helpful information about builtin commands. If you do not - specify PATTERN, this command shows short descriptions of most of - available commands. If you specify the option `--all' to this - command, short descriptions of rarely used commands (such as *note - testload::) are displayed as well. - - If you specify any PATTERNS, it displays longer information about - each of the commands which match those PATTERNS. - - -File: grub.info, Node: insmod, Next: keystatus, Prev: help, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.17 insmod --------------- - - -- Command: insmod module - Insert the dynamic GRUB module called MODULE. - - -File: grub.info, Node: keystatus, Next: ls, Prev: insmod, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.18 keystatus ------------------ - - -- Command: keystatus [`--shift'] [`--ctrl'] [`--alt'] - Return true if the Shift, Control, or Alt modifier keys are held - down, as requested by options. This is useful in scripting, to - allow some user control over behaviour without having to wait for - a keypress. - - Checking key modifier status is only supported on some platforms. - If invoked without any options, the `keystatus' command returns - true if and only if checking key modifier status is supported. - - -File: grub.info, Node: ls, Next: parttool, Prev: keystatus, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.19 ls ----------- - - -- Command: ls [arg] - List devices or files. - - With no arguments, print all devices known to GRUB. - - If the argument is a device name enclosed in parentheses (*note - Device syntax::), then list all files at the root directory of - that device. - - If the argument is a directory given as an absolute file name - (*note File name syntax::), then list the contents of that - directory. - - -File: grub.info, Node: parttool, Next: play, Prev: ls, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.20 parttool ----------------- - - -- Command: parttool partition commands - Make various modifications to partition table entries. - - Each COMMAND is either a boolean option, in which case it must be - followed with `+' or `-' (with no intervening space) to enable or - disable that option, or else it takes a value in the form - `COMMAND=VALUE'. - - Currently, `parttool' is only useful on DOS partition tables (also - known as Master Boot Record, or MBR). On these partition tables, - the following commands are available: - - `boot' (boolean) - When enabled, this makes the selected partition be the active - (bootable) partition on its disk, clearing the active flag on - all other partitions. This command is limited to _primary_ - partitions. - - `type' (value) - Change the type of an existing partition. The value must be - a number in the range 0-0xFF (prefix with `0x' to enter it in - hexadecimal). - - `hidden' (boolean) - When enabled, this hides the selected partition by setting - the "hidden" bit in its partition type code; when disabled, - unhides the selected partition by clearing this bit. This is - useful only when booting DOS or Wwindows and multiple primary - FAT partitions exist in one disk. See also *note - DOS/Windows::. - - -File: grub.info, Node: play, Next: reboot, Prev: parttool, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.21 play ------------- - - -- Command: play file | tempo [pitch1 duration1] [pitch2 duration2] ... - Plays a tune - - If the argument is a file name (*note File name syntax::), play - the tune recorded in it. The file format is first the tempo as an - unsigned 32bit little-endian number, then pairs of unsigned 16bit - little-endian numbers for pitch and duration pairs. - - If the arguments are a series of numbers, play the inline tune. - - The tempo is the base for all note durations. 60 gives a 1-second - base, 120 gives a half-second base, etc. Pitches are Hz. Set - pitch to 0 to produce a rest. - - -File: grub.info, Node: reboot, Next: set, Prev: play, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.22 reboot --------------- - - -- Command: reboot - Reboot the computer. - - -File: grub.info, Node: set, Next: unset, Prev: reboot, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.23 set ------------ - - -- Command: set [envvar=value] - Set the environment variable ENVVAR to VALUE. If invoked with no - arguments, print all environment variables with their values. - - -File: grub.info, Node: unset, Prev: set, Up: Command-line and menu entry commands - -10.3.24 unset -------------- - - -- Command: unset envvar - Unset the environment variable ENVVAR. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Invoking grub-install, Next: Invoking grub-mkconfig, Prev: Troubleshooting, Up: Top - -11 Invoking grub-install -************************ - -The program `grub-install' installs GRUB on your drive using -`grub-mkimage' and (on some platforms) `grub-setup'. You must specify -the device name on which you want to install GRUB, like this: - - grub-install INSTALL_DEVICE - - The device name INSTALL_DEVICE is an OS device name or a GRUB device -name. - - `grub-install' accepts the following options: - -`--help' - Print a summary of the command-line options and exit. - -`--version' - Print the version number of GRUB and exit. - -`--root-directory=DIR' - Install GRUB images under the directory DIR instead of the root - directory. This option is useful when you want to install GRUB - into a separate partition or a removable disk. Here is an example - in which you have a separate "boot" partition which is mounted on - `/boot': - - grub-install --root-directory=/boot hd0 - -`--recheck' - Recheck the device map, even if `/boot/grub/device.map' already - exists. You should use this option whenever you add/remove a disk - into/from your computer. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Invoking grub-mkconfig, Next: Obtaining and Building GRUB, Prev: Invoking grub-install, Up: Top - -12 Invoking grub-mkconfig -************************* - -The program `grub-mkconfig' generates a configuration file for GRUB -(*note Simple configuration::). - - grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg - - `grub-mkconfig' accepts the following options: - -`--help' - Print a summary of the command-line options and exit. - -`--version' - Print the version number of GRUB and exit. - -`-o FILE' -`--output=FILE' - Send the generated configuration file to FILE. The default is to - send it to standard output. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Obtaining and Building GRUB, Next: Reporting bugs, Prev: Invoking grub-mkconfig, Up: Top - -Appendix A How to obtain and build GRUB -*************************************** - - *Caution:* GRUB requires binutils-2.9.1.0.23 or later because the - GNU assembler has been changed so that it can produce real 16bits - machine code between 2.9.1 and 2.9.1.0.x. See - `http://sources.redhat.com/binutils/', to obtain information on - how to get the latest version. - - GRUB is available from the GNU alpha archive site -`ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub' or any of its mirrors. The file will be -named grub-version.tar.gz. The current version is 1.98, so the file you -should grab is: - - `ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub/grub-1.98.tar.gz' - - To unbundle GRUB use the instruction: - - zcat grub-1.98.tar.gz | tar xvf - - - which will create a directory called `grub-1.98' with all the -sources. You can look at the file `INSTALL' for detailed instructions -on how to build and install GRUB, but you should be able to just do: - - cd grub-1.98 - ./configure - make install - - Also, the latest version is available from the SVN. See -`http://savannah.gnu.org/svn/?group=grub' for more information. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Reporting bugs, Next: Future, Prev: Obtaining and Building GRUB, Up: Top - -Appendix B Reporting bugs -************************* - -These are the guideline for how to report bugs. Take a look at this -list below before you submit bugs: - - 1. Before getting unsettled, read this manual through and through. - Also, see the GNU GRUB FAQ - (http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-faq.html). - - 2. Always mention the information on your GRUB. The version number - and the configuration are quite important. If you build it - yourself, write the options specified to the configure script and - your operating system, including the versions of gcc and binutils. - - 3. If you have trouble with the installation, inform us of how you - installed GRUB. Don't omit error messages, if any. Just `GRUB hangs - up when it boots' is not enough. - - The information on your hardware is also essential. These are - especially important: the geometries and the partition tables of - your hard disk drives and your BIOS. - - 4. If GRUB cannot boot your operating system, write down _everything_ - you see on the screen. Don't paraphrase them, like `The foo OS - crashes with GRUB, even though it can boot with the bar boot - loader just fine'. Mention the commands you executed, the messages - printed by them, and information on your operating system - including the version number. - - 5. Explain what you wanted to do. It is very useful to know your - purpose and your wish, and how GRUB didn't satisfy you. - - 6. If you can investigate the problem yourself, please do. That will - give you and us much more information on the problem. Attaching a - patch is even better. - - When you attach a patch, make the patch in unified diff format, and - write ChangeLog entries. But, even when you make a patch, don't - forget to explain the problem, so that we can understand what your - patch is for. - - 7. Write down anything that you think might be related. Please - understand that we often need to reproduce the same problem you - encounterred in our environment. So your information should be - sufficient for us to do the same thing--Don't forget that we - cannot see your computer directly. If you are not sure whether to - state a fact or leave it out, state it! Reporting too many things - is much better than omitting something important. - - If you follow the guideline above, submit a report to the Bug -Tracking System (http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=grub). -Alternatively, you can submit a report via electronic mail to -<bug-grub@gnu.org>, but we strongly recommend that you use the Bug -Tracking System, because e-mail can be passed over easily. - - Once we get your report, we will try to fix the bugs. - - -File: grub.info, Node: Future, Next: Internals, Prev: Reporting bugs, Up: Top - -Appendix C Where GRUB will go -***************************** - -We started the next generation of GRUB, GRUB 2. GRUB 2 includes -internationalization, dynamic module loading, real memory management, -multiple architecture support, a scripting language, and many other -nice feature. If you are interested in the development of GRUB 2, take -a look at the homepage (http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub.html). - - -File: grub.info, Node: Copying This Manual, Next: Index, Prev: Internals, Up: Top - -Appendix D Copying This Manual -****************************** - -* Menu: - -* GNU Free Documentation License:: License for copying this manual. - - -File: grub.info, Node: GNU Free Documentation License, Up: Copying This Manual - -D.1 GNU Free Documentation License -================================== - - Version 1.2, November 2002 - - Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. - 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA - - Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies - of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. - - 0. 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(line 7) - - - -Tag Table: -Node: Top759 -Node: Introduction2800 -Node: Overview3177 -Node: Overview-Footnotes5161 -Ref: Overview-Footnote-15222 -Node: History5383 -Node: Features6504 -Node: Features-Footnotes12272 -Ref: Features-Footnote-112333 -Node: Role of a boot loader12478 -Node: Role of a boot loader-Footnotes13816 -Ref: Role of a boot loader-Footnote-113903 -Node: Naming convention13982 -Node: Installation16935 -Node: Installing GRUB using grub-install18335 -Node: Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM21233 -Node: Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM-Footnotes23278 -Ref: Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM-Footnote-123381 -Node: Booting23456 -Node: General boot methods23848 -Node: Loading an operating system directly24589 -Node: Chain-loading25320 -Node: OS-specific notes26291 -Node: GNU/Hurd26598 -Node: GNU/Linux26964 -Node: DOS/Windows27674 -Node: SCO UnixWare29465 -Node: QNX29867 -Node: Configuration30095 -Node: Simple configuration30554 -Node: Shell-like scripting38108 -Node: Serial terminal38298 -Node: Vendor power-on keys40540 -Node: Filesystem41337 -Node: Device syntax42018 -Node: File name syntax43509 -Node: Block list syntax44250 -Node: Interface44981 -Node: Command-line interface45798 -Node: Command-line interface-Footnotes47737 -Ref: Command-line interface-Footnote-147826 -Node: Menu interface47921 -Node: Menu entry editor48929 -Node: Commands49976 -Node: Menu-specific commands50553 -Node: menuentry51511 -Node: General commands51778 -Node: serial52163 -Node: terminfo53216 -Node: Command-line and menu entry commands53794 -Node: acpi55517 -Node: blocklist56559 -Node: boot56791 -Node: cat57112 -Node: chainloader57416 -Node: cmp58061 -Node: configfile58612 -Node: crc58824 -Node: date59017 -Node: drivemap59554 -Node: echo60357 -Node: export61294 -Node: gettext61606 -Node: gptsync62013 -Node: halt62958 -Node: help63284 -Node: insmod63902 -Node: keystatus64120 -Node: ls64755 -Node: parttool65299 -Node: play66791 -Node: reboot67532 -Node: set67712 -Node: unset68010 -Node: Invoking grub-install68198 -Node: Invoking grub-mkconfig69402 -Node: Obtaining and Building GRUB70037 -Node: Reporting bugs71266 -Node: Future74070 -Node: Copying This Manual74559 -Node: GNU Free Documentation License74790 -Node: Index97198 - -End Tag Table diff --git a/system/grub2/grub2.SlackBuild b/system/grub2/grub2.SlackBuild index 8291739afb0fa..dd6616dcf2be8 100644 --- a/system/grub2/grub2.SlackBuild +++ b/system/grub2/grub2.SlackBuild @@ -2,20 +2,19 @@ # Slackware build script for grub2 -# Written by crocket (crockabiscuit@yahoo.com) +# Written by crocket (crockabiscuit@gmail.com) PRGNAM=grub2 -ARCNAM=grub -VERSION=${VERSION:-1.98} -BUILD=${BUILD:-2} +VERSION=${VERSION:-1.99} +BUILD=${BUILD:-1} TAG=${TAG:-_SBo} -# Automatically determine the architecture we're building on: +ARCNAM=grub + if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then case "$( uname -m )" in i?86) ARCH=i486 ;; arm*) ARCH=arm ;; - # Unless $ARCH is already set, use uname -m for all other archs: *) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;; esac fi @@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo} PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp} -FONT_SIZE=${FONT_SIZE:-16} +FONT_SIZE=${FONT_SIZE:-19} if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686" @@ -34,7 +33,9 @@ elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686" LIBDIRSUFFIX="" elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then - SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC" + # -fPIC generates errors with grub2 1.99 + # SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC" + SLKCFLAGS="-O2" LIBDIRSUFFIX="64" else SLKCFLAGS="-O2" @@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ rm -rf $PKG mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT cd $TMP rm -rf $ARCNAM-$VERSION -tar xvf $CWD/$ARCNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz +tar xvf $CWD/$ARCNAM-$VERSION.tar.xz cd $ARCNAM-$VERSION chown -R root:root . find . \ @@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \ --prefix=/usr \ --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \ --sysconfdir=/etc \ + --localstatedir=/var \ --infodir=/usr/info \ --mandir=/usr/man \ --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux \ @@ -69,30 +71,26 @@ CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \ make make install DESTDIR=$PKG -# Copy grub files from ubuntu. mkdir -p $PKG/etc/default -cat $CWD/etc.default.grub > $PKG/etc/default/grub -sed "s#/usr/lib#/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}#" \ - $CWD/05_debian_theme > $PKG/etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme +cat $CWD/etc.default.grub > $PKG/etc/default/grub.new -# Don't strip the files because it breaks module loading. -#find $PKG | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \ -# | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true +find $PKG/usr/bin | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \ + | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true +find $PKG/usr/sbin | xargs file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \ + | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true # convert gnu-unifont to a font useable by grub2 gfxterm. $PKG/usr/bin/grub-mkfont -o $PKG/usr/share/grub/unifont.pf2 -abv \ -s $FONT_SIZE /usr/share/fonts/TTF/unifont.ttf -# Copy a snapshot version of grub2 info since the current version's is deficient. -cat $CWD/grub.INFO > $PKG/usr/info/grub.info -gzip -9 $PKG/usr/info/*.info* rm -f $PKG/usr/info/dir +gzip -9 $PKG/usr/info/*.info* find $PKG/usr/man -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \; for i in $(find $PKG/usr/man -type l); do ln -s $(readlink $i).gz $i.gz; rm $i; done mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION -cp -a AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL NEWS README THANKS TODO docs/grub.cfg \ +cp -a ABOUT-NLS AUTHORS BUGS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL NEWS README THANKS TODO \ $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild @@ -102,11 +100,12 @@ cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh # Add .new extension to all configuration files # and add them to doinst.sh -for file in $(find $PKG/etc -type f) +for file in $(find $PKG/etc -type f -perm -444) do mv $file $file.new - chmod -x $file.new # leaving execution permission is dangerous - echo config ${file#$PKG/}.new >> $PKG/install/doinst.sh + # This leads grub-mkconfig to abnormal behaviors. + # chmod -x $file.new + echo "config ${file#$PKG/}.new" >> $PKG/install/doinst.sh done cd $PKG diff --git a/system/grub2/grub2.info b/system/grub2/grub2.info index 04936d44f6397..1d54ffdfc9ba8 100644 --- a/system/grub2/grub2.info +++ b/system/grub2/grub2.info @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ PRGNAM="grub2" -VERSION="1.98" +VERSION="1.99" HOMEPAGE="http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/" -DOWNLOAD="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub/grub-1.98.tar.gz" -MD5SUM="c0bcf60e524739bb64e3a2d4e3732a59" +DOWNLOAD="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grub/grub-1.99.tar.xz" +MD5SUM="27e360b951f006c464299d06bbd63442" DOWNLOAD_x86_64="" MD5SUM_x86_64="" MAINTAINER="crocket" -EMAIL="crockabiscuit@yahoo.com" +EMAIL="crockabiscuit@gmail.com" APPROVED="dsomero" diff --git a/system/grub2/slack-desc b/system/grub2/slack-desc index ed61e9fd38b40..5c1910c5d4257 100644 --- a/system/grub2/slack-desc +++ b/system/grub2/slack-desc @@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ # customary to leave one space after the ':'. |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| -grub2: GRUB (the GRand Unified Bootloader) +grub2: GRUB2 (the GRand Unified Bootloader) grub2: grub2: GNU GRUB is a multiboot boot loader. grub2: -grub2: os-prober is needed to detect OSes on other partitions. +grub2: Website: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ +grub2: +grub2: +grub2: grub2: -grub2: unifont is required since graphical terminal uses unifont. -grub2: Graphical terminal displays background images on grub. grub2: -grub2: The website of grub is http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ grub2: |