From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1IprHb-0002mF-MY for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:13:51 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IprHZ-0002lG-FT for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:13:49 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IprHY-0002kU-0h for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:13:49 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IprHX-0002kG-Ox for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:13:47 -0500 Received: from aybabtu.com ([69.60.117.155]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IprHY-0007CJ-1H for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:13:48 -0500 Received: from [192.168.10.6] (helo=thorin) by aybabtu.com with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IprHV-0006Og-IW for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:13:46 +0100 Received: from rmh by thorin with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IprHJ-0002hV-LU for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:13:33 +0100 Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:13:33 +0100 From: Robert Millan To: The development of GRUB 2 Message-ID: <20071107201333.GA10337@thorin> References: <13554502.post@talk.nabble.com> <20071105153532.GD5390@thorin> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: free as in freedom X-Message-Flag: Microsoft discourages use of Outlook. X-Debbugs-No-Ack: true User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Subject: Re: How do I boot a standalone program in grub (a password checker via serial input) before allowing grub to continue booting? X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:13:50 -0000 On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 10:57:52AM -0600, Andrei E. Warkentin wrote: > .... I think the actual question should have been worded more like > "is it possible to return control to GRUB from a booted (say) > Multiboot kernel, provided nothing (say) below 1MB is touched...". > > Is it possible? I'm curious myself. No. -- Robert Millan I know my rights; I want my phone call! What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.)