From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1N8v2a-0006s1-2L for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:14:12 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N8v2R-0006r3-Vv for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:14:04 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N8v2M-0006pw-EX for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:14:03 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45751 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N8v2L-0006pj-9m for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:13:57 -0500 Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.152]:61161) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N8v2K-0003hR-RU for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:13:57 -0500 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id e21so203513fga.12 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:13:56 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :x-enigmail-version:content-type; bh=8d+4hamk6wo+WqMSCayA33ACxvYv+UGrTWkllqnrQVA=; b=OYPloyO44OV1eGkCuW6enb2maS/xt2mlDyWe/pMdDcmhsq4NPGcAQ3p7e2E8R5vLBD VnMCZslZoDuaC4p5C536H2YI334F7RxyeLBm6h3kkZptHFpTLHnFrdOO+Thbw1DW3l4i 5uvfLEv6jDNN4SHJlVJUIEW7x2A9AEU8tQS98= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:content-type; b=CbzXBHAqdS21pX0rbIQHYDcs6gxz+gB2UG6av1DlPaPRYQbdq3E6uRqIWG94vpplZt 7Vr6jBPA4u7aGUYSW62M+76nT6u38oRSD6eD4DMgR3zaVtFSVDIhMODhdlIfhtkkvArw RtntludYh9TQqAPwRhulzBcxZy+SSWiOuJPAY= Received: by 10.86.198.12 with SMTP id v12mr3166456fgf.17.1258114436186; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:13:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from debian.bg45.phnet (hg-public-dock-114-dhcp.ethz.ch [82.130.80.114]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id e11sm177541fga.17.2009.11.13.04.13.54 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:13:54 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4AFD4D75.2050400@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:13:41 +0100 From: Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko User-Agent: Mozilla-Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (X11/20091109) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: The development of GNU GRUB References: <8bb81f540911050959u4a240e62wc005f99ea2ee28de@mail.gmail.com> <4AF3D2D7.10204@parallels.com> <8bb81f540911101628o3d0613eer1d9cf4423a99112a@mail.gmail.com> <8bb81f540911111433o52407d63u87563c1d8d454c3c@mail.gmail.com> <4AFB3CF3.8090304@gmail.com> <8bb81f540911121502j283b5018pcbaa9805ade4e6ca@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8bb81f540911121502j283b5018pcbaa9805ade4e6ca@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigA6F7CCE08C773B4C2551F151" X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) Subject: Re: Feature request: network devices X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GNU GRUB List-Id: The development of GNU GRUB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:14:05 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigA6F7CCE08C773B4C2551F151 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable mardok45 wrote: > Before I give you an answer, let me explain what I plan on doing. If > you like it, and if I succeed, then I'll give back the changes I > made. If not, then I won't waste everybody's time anymore. > > I plan on using Macintosh's "Netboot" (which is just like PXE except > for a few minor details) to boot Grub2 off a DHCP/TFTP server. Once > loaded on the client, Grub2 will fetch the grub.cfg from the TFTP serve= r. > > The grub.cfg will contain entries that are the same as booting off the > local disk; except in this case, it fetches the kernel and initrd via > TFTP. > > Adding TFTP support is all I'm going to do, nothing else. Also, I > have no problem using Etherboot's code-base. > "nothing else" is often a problem. There are dependencies too. I started importing gpxe and till now it goes well > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko > > wrote: > > mardok45 wrote: > > I am interested in it as a learning project for me. I only have > > access to New World Macintosh's, so I can only get TFTP working f= or > > Open Firmware Mac's. I imagine that won't be of much use to you.= > > > > Remember, I can't make any promises, but I am very interested in > > getting TFTP to work (with Open Firmware) since that will make > my job > > much, much more centralized and convenient. > The best long-term and cross-platform approach is to import gpxe in= to > grub-extras. Are you willing to do it? > > -- > Regards > Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko > > > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel > > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------= - > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel > =20 --=20 Regards Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko --------------enigA6F7CCE08C773B4C2551F151 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iF4EAREKAAYFAkr9TYEACgkQNak7dOguQglSdgD8CAEOBLGYb0bG9tUnXNdq1Yb3 lCpI1cAgRT6Hwn1riZ4BAInXMowDyn/EGHC9I3KYuWQYDR8vlhAIji/CdZd6Rmkc =SEEQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigA6F7CCE08C773B4C2551F151--