grub.elf? As in "How do I create that?"

grub.elf? As in "How do I create that?"

[Gregg C Levine]

Hello!
I just managed to download the current subversion contents of what everyone
is working on. The Grub2 trunk built perfectly, and with no complaints.

On the CoreBoot list there is news that the payloads of libpayload for
example can be booted via Grub2, and indeed an example is given. It shows
the booting of Grub2 booting this payload. It also shows the sequence of
events to boot grub.elf via the command line for Grub-Legacy.

So, "How do I create that?".

Of course I can cross post this to the help list if it is more appropriate.
--
Gregg C Levine hansolofalcon@worldnet.att.net
"The Force will be with you always." Obi-Wan Kenobi
  

Re: grub.elf? As in "How do I create that?"

[Robert Millan]

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 12:20:01AM -0500, Gregg C Levine wrote:
> Hello!
> I just managed to download the current subversion contents of what everyone
> is working on. The Grub2 trunk built perfectly, and with no complaints.
> 
> On the CoreBoot list there is news that the payloads of libpayload for
> example can be booted via Grub2, and indeed an example is given. It shows
> the booting of Grub2 booting this payload. It also shows the sequence of
> events to boot grub.elf via the command line for Grub-Legacy.
> 
> So, "How do I create that?".

Already replied on coreboot list :-)

> Of course I can cross post this to the help list if it is more appropriate.

Crossing grub-devel with other lists doesn't generally work well.  People tend
to complain that they can't post since they haven't subscribed.

-- 
Robert Millan

  The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and
  how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we
  still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all."

Re: grub.elf? As in "How do I create that?"

[Gregg Levine]

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 2:57 AM, Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 12:20:01AM -0500, Gregg C Levine wrote:
>> Hello!
>> I just managed to download the current subversion contents of what everyone
>> is working on. The Grub2 trunk built perfectly, and with no complaints.
>>
>> On the CoreBoot list there is news that the payloads of libpayload for
>> example can be booted via Grub2, and indeed an example is given. It shows
>> the booting of Grub2 booting this payload. It also shows the sequence of
>> events to boot grub.elf via the command line for Grub-Legacy.
>>
>> So, "How do I create that?".
>
> Already replied on coreboot list :-)
>
>> Of course I can cross post this to the help list if it is more appropriate.
>
> Crossing grub-devel with other lists doesn't generally work well.  People tend
> to complain that they can't post since they haven't subscribed.
>
> --
> Robert Millan

Hello!
You did reply on the coreboot list, however I am still working out how
to build the grub.elf kernel.

First I need to know how to translate the kernel.img file into
kernel.elf since there is a kernel.img file but not a kernel.elf one.

-----
Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@gmail.com
"This signature was once found posting rude
 messages in English in the Moscow subway."

Re: grub.elf? As in "How do I create that?"

[Robert Millan]

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 08:05:24PM -0500, Gregg Levine wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> You did reply on the coreboot list, however I am still working out how
> to build the grub.elf kernel.
> 
> First I need to know how to translate the kernel.img file into
> kernel.elf since there is a kernel.img file but not a kernel.elf one.

Did you pass --with-platform=coreboot to configure?

-- 
Robert Millan

  The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and
  how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we
  still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all."

Re: grub.elf? As in "How do I create that?"

[Gregg Levine]

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 08:05:24PM -0500, Gregg Levine wrote:
>>
>> Hello!
>> You did reply on the coreboot list, however I am still working out how
>> to build the grub.elf kernel.
>>
>> First I need to know how to translate the kernel.img file into
>> kernel.elf since there is a kernel.img file but not a kernel.elf one.
>
> Did you pass --with-platform=coreboot to configure?
>
> --
> Robert Millan

Hello!
And that did work. Is this selection part of a wiki page some place?
If not it should be.

I simply created a boot disk using the available 0.97 boot images,
then copied the resultant elf image to the disk, and then stuck an
appropriately created menu file on that disk. Then booted the result
using Bochs. It, ah. worked.

Since this is GRUB2 not Coreboot, I'll save asking about the payload
library for there.
-----
Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@gmail.com
"This signature was once found posting rude
 messages in English in the Moscow subway."

Re: grub.elf? As in "How do I create that?"

[Robert Millan]

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 09:33:11PM -0500, Gregg Levine wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 08:05:24PM -0500, Gregg Levine wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello!
> >> You did reply on the coreboot list, however I am still working out how
> >> to build the grub.elf kernel.
> >>
> >> First I need to know how to translate the kernel.img file into
> >> kernel.elf since there is a kernel.img file but not a kernel.elf one.
> >
> > Did you pass --with-platform=coreboot to configure?
> >
> > --
> > Robert Millan
> 
> Hello!
> And that did work. Is this selection part of a wiki page some place?
> If not it should be.

It is.  See http://grub.enbug.org/CoreBoot

-- 
Robert Millan

  The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and
  how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we
  still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all."