From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1JNt7p-0002iE-QO for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:04:25 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JNt7n-0002e0-BG for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:04:23 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JNt7j-0002Z3-H6 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:04:22 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JNt7j-0002Yt-AY for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:04:19 -0500 Received: from mailout10.sul.t-online.de ([194.25.134.21] helo=mailout10.sul.t-online.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JNt7i-0003M8-Tl for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:04:19 -0500 Received: from fwd29.aul.t-online.de by mailout10.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 1JNt7i-0006NO-00; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:04:18 +0100 Received: from [10.3.2.2] (rxaQaZZCZhyv3bF4RHFSTEfoj7jztTgB6fufJ5RuzkA3t0DAuUUKYKlMVDJpCZuw41@[217.235.233.86]) by fwd29.aul.t-online.de with esmtp id 1JNt7X-1Wpwmm0; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 18:04:07 +0100 Message-ID: <47ADDD07.3080203@t-online.de> Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:04:07 +0100 From: Christian Franke User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071128 SeaMonkey/1.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <47ACA35C.6080803@t-online.de> <20080208231411.GC17287@thorin> <47ACE69B.7070101@t-online.de> In-Reply-To: <47ACE69B.7070101@t-online.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ID: rxaQaZZCZhyv3bF4RHFSTEfoj7jztTgB6fufJ5RuzkA3t0DAuUUKYKlMVDJpCZuw41 X-TOI-MSGID: 879f429b-6402-4964-858a-606faea5cb96 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Subject: Re: [PATCH] Create floppy emulation boot CD with grub-mkimage 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: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:04:23 -0000 Christian Franke wrote: > Robert Millan wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 07:45:48PM +0100, Christian Franke wrote: >> >>> --overlay=DIR overlay directory DIR in the memdisk image >>> --pkglibdir=DIR use images from directory DIR instead of >>> ${pkglibdir} >>> --grub-mkimage=FILE use FILE as grub-mkimage >>> - --image-type=TYPE select floppy or cdrom (default) >>> + --image-type=TYPE select floppy, floppycd, or cdrom (default) >>> >> >> I find this user interface confusing. How does one know what >> "floppycd" means? >> >> I think it'd be much easier to understand if this was a separate option, >> something like: >> >> --image-type=TYPE select floppy or cdrom (default) >> --some-option explain what it does >> >> > > Good point. > > --emulation create floppy emulation cdrom image > or --boot-type=(native|emulation) select cdrom native (default) or floppy emulation boot type Christian