From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from list by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.71) id 1SHYmO-0001A9-8f for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:58:32 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:46996) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SHYmL-0001A2-26 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:58:30 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SHYmJ-0007R8-05 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:58:28 -0400 Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([71.74.56.122]:30358) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SHYmI-0007Qw-Qi for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:58:26 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=Z8Fu7QtA c=1 sm=0 a=UQCBy8f+c2X0irHbvOwdZA==:17 a=WkRWR2dF0x8A:10 a=mDV3o1hIAAAA:8 a=9R5v-7dFLCdmZ5JSm8EA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=0HEGEJg-hEeFQ9yeLhsA:9 a=khSGaDuwv3zvebb9dDkA:7 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=UQCBy8f+c2X0irHbvOwdZA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 184.58.98.14 Received: from [184.58.98.14] ([184.58.98.14:60991] helo=Compaq1) by hrndva-oedge04.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 53/17-17707-052148F4; Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:58:25 +0000 Message-ID: <002f01cd1708$8ab027f0$6400a8c0@Compaq1> From: "Steve Burtchin" To: Subject: Re: RE: Re: Getting Started Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:56:11 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002C_01CD16E7.037CCF20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.2001 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.2001 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 71.74.56.122 X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GNU GRUB List-Id: The development of GNU GRUB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:58:30 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01CD16E7.037CCF20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 8 Apr 2012 03:50:18 -0400 Steve Burtchin worte: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:17:15 +0200 Vladimir '?-coder/phcoder' = Serbinenko wrote: >------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------ >On 07.04.2012 11:54, Steve Burtchin wrote: >> GRUB Developers, >> =20 >> Please help me get started developing GRUB2. I would like to add = some >> additional functionality to the 'parttool' command (functionally >> similar to the code changes I proposed for GRUB-Legacy). >Could you give more details? >------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------ > >I had hoped I could answer the details question with a URL link, but I = cannot find that >bug report now. =20 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I found the URL to the bug report. It is = http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?19410. In summary (and more = specifically), I wish to add the following features to the GRUB2 = 'parttool' command: 1) Create or delete a primary partition. This functionality was = provided by the 'partnew' command in GRUB Legacy. See also = http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?19389. 2) Edit extended partition tables (EPBRs). This functionality was added = to GRUB Legacy with the 'eptedit' command as described in bug report = #19410. NOTE: Not mentioned in the original bug report: with the ability to edit = EPBRs, the potential number of logical partitions is limited only by the = disk geometry for any SATA, PATA or SCSI disk. Regards, Steve Burtchin ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01CD16E7.037CCF20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Sun, 8 Apr=20 2012 03:50:18 -0400 Steve Burtchin=20 worte:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= +++++++
>On Sat, 07=20 Apr 2012 13:17:15 +0200 Vladimir '?-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko=20 wrote:
>-----------------------------------------------------------= -------------------------
>On=20 07.04.2012 11:54, Steve Burtchin wrote:
>> GRUB=20 Developers,
>> 
>> Please help me get started = developing=20 GRUB2.  I would like to add some
>> additional = functionality to=20 the 'parttool' command (functionally
>> similar to the code = changes I=20 proposed for GRUB-Legacy).
>Could you give more=20 details?
>---------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------
>
>I had hoped I could answer the = details=20 question with a URL link, but I cannot find that
>bug report=20 now. 
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I found the URL to the bug = report.  It is http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs= /?19410. =20 In summary (and more specifically), I wish to add the following features = to the=20 GRUB2 'parttool' command:
 
1) Create or delete a primary = partition.  This=20 functionality was provided by the 'partnew' command in GRUB = Legacy.  See=20 also http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs= /?19389.
 
2) Edit extended partition tables = (EPBRs). =20 This functionality was added to GRUB Legacy with the 'eptedit' command = as=20 described in bug report #19410.
 
NOTE: Not mentioned in the original bug = report:=20 with the ability to edit EPBRs, the potential number of logical = partitions is=20 limited only by the disk geometry for any SATA, PATA or SCSI = disk.
 
Regards,
 
Steve = Burtchin
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