From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1JKLPt-0002Cn-UR for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:28:25 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JKLPr-0002Ci-Vk for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:28:24 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JKLPq-0002CM-EO for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:28:23 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JKLPq-0002CJ-9F for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:28:22 -0500 Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JKLPq-0004iz-35 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:28:22 -0500 Received: from aybabtu.com ([69.60.117.155]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JKLPp-0000y2-JK for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:28:21 -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 1JKLPd-0004xW-TW for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:28:10 +0100 Received: from rmh by thorin with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JKLO0-00021C-8Y for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:26:28 +0100 Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:26:28 +0100 From: Robert Millan To: The development of GRUB 2 Message-ID: <20080130222628.GB7679@thorin> References: <1201490732.20392.15.camel@rd> <20080128090910.GC13368@thorin> <20080128093028.GA29689@thorin> <1201527891.15848.6.camel@dv> <20080128162900.GA9715@thorin> <877ihtc9h4.fsf@xs4all.nl> <1201729345.8103.36.camel@dv> <20080130220320.GB6731@thorin> <1201731303.8103.41.camel@dv> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <1201731303.8103.41.camel@dv> Organization: free as in freedom X-Message-Flag: Worried about Outlook viruses? Switch to Thunderbird! www.mozilla.com/thunderbird X-Debbugs-No-Ack: true User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-detected-kernel: by mx20.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) Subject: Re: GRUB_MOD_GAP for non-ieee1275 ELF platforms 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, 30 Jan 2008 22:28:24 -0000 On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 05:15:03PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-01-30 at 23:03 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 04:42:25PM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > > > > > > I assume that if the result of grub-mkimage is a valid ELF file, like > > > kernel.elf, "CLAIM failed" would not happen. > > > > But you don't have to assume. Did you try booting kernel.elf directly? > > Yes. It was fine. No "CLAIM failed". > > The only problem is that is was useless because it could not load any > module without "apple" and "hfs". > > I only said "I assume" because there is a subtle difference between a > "valid ELF file" and "indistinguishable for kernel.elf". It should be > valid and acceptable to the OpenFirmware, and the later is a black box > to me. Uhm.. I wonder what'd happen if you pre-link all the stuff into kernel.elf. -- 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 /.)