From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1Jrzd7-0003KO-9h for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 02 May 2008 14:05:09 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Jrzd4-0003I3-5z for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 02 May 2008 14:05:06 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Jrzd1-0003GZ-Q5 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 02 May 2008 14:05:04 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=60834 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Jrzd1-0003GF-GN for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 02 May 2008 14:05:03 -0400 Received: from mta-out.inet.fi ([195.156.147.13] helo=kirsi2.rokki.sonera.fi) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Jrzct-0000HG-P1 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 02 May 2008 14:04:56 -0400 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (88.193.32.97) by kirsi2.rokki.sonera.fi (8.0.013.9) id 481B0A250002F4EB for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 2 May 2008 21:04:53 +0300 Message-ID: <481B57CB.5080702@nic.fi> Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 21:04:59 +0300 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Vesa_J=E4=E4skel=E4inen?= User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <200805021936.02614.alon.barlev@gmail.com> <481B4673.8060701@nic.fi> <9e0cf0bf0805020959xc8bbd57u889988bc2a2111ca@mail.gmail.com> <481B4A3A.5020305@nic.fi> <9e0cf0bf0805021017m40aad2ffk954ce2f5a6a475f4@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <9e0cf0bf0805021017m40aad2ffk954ce2f5a6a475f4@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Subject: Re: [PATCH/DRAFT] Support linux boot protocol >= 2.02 long command-lines 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: Fri, 02 May 2008 18:05:07 -0000 Alon Bar-Lev wrote: > On 5/2/08, Vesa J=E4=E4skel=E4inen wrote: >> Hi Alon, >> >> Actually I meant that I have used it before in vmware desktop and it = worked >> fine. So I was wondering when it got broken and how did exactly you tr= y it >> out to reproduce the issue here. Because grub 2 "has to" work in vmwar= e too >> :) >> >> Eg. tell that you ran this and this. And then did that. >=20 > I run: > grub-install /dev/hda >=20 > Nothing special... on boot I grub starts and goes into rescue prompt. > There is no proper documentation... So I don't know what else I can do. > I think I have a proper grub.cfg but I don't think I got to the stage > it actually can be read. As ls command command shows empty output. I just built current CVS and tried it with my old scripts. Didn't=20 install it to /dev/hda as cannot test it without reinstall ;)... but=20 made core.img with modules: chain fat biosdisk. Installed it to floppy=20 and then booted that floppy in vmware desktop 5.5.4. Even graphics mode seem to work. I can provide this test floppy if you want to test it out? >> I think lspci might also need some device database. So if it cannot l= oad it >> may fail. But lets first tackle this vmware problem :) >=20 > But this is basic... the module is loaded... I understand that the > disk may not be detected, but I expect command to be available. insmod pci insmod lspci lspci