From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1KWGCM-00042I-UL for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:51:59 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KWGCJ-0003zv-0p for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:51:55 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KWGCH-0003zI-QP for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:51:54 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58322 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KWGCH-0003z9-HD for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:51:53 -0400 Received: from 197.red-80-32-81.staticip.rima-tde.net ([80.32.81.197]:49570 helo=mail.pina.cat) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KWGCH-00028r-Ay for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:51:53 -0400 Received: from pinux (86.81.221.87.dynamic.jazztel.es [87.221.81.86]) by mail.pina.cat (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFF2D288FBA19 for ; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:51:50 +0200 (CEST) Received: by pinux (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 2104C3106; Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:51:44 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:51:44 +0200 From: Carles Pina i Estany To: grub-devel@gnu.org Message-ID: <20080821195144.GA17536@pina.cat> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Subject: [Wishlist] Better warning if grub.cfg not found 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: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:51:55 -0000 Hello, Doing some tests with Grub2 and qemu I've made a mistake that Grub (I think) could warn me better. The mistake is that I didn't have a grub.cfg file (well, I had but in the wrong place). The Grub2 feedback for a standard user it's just flickering (I think that Grub2 paints the menu) and after that shows the command line. I would expect a warning, before the command line or in the command line screen informing user that grub.cfg has not been found in the expected place. I'm doing the Grub2 imagine file using grub-mkrescue. Should already grub-mkrescue warn if grub.cfg is not there? (at least if using overlay option). I could take a look if grub-mkrescue should do it. -- Carles Pina i Estany GPG id: 0x17756391 http://pinux.info