From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1JHd5V-0000OG-J2 for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:44:09 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JHd5S-0000Nc-B1 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:44:06 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JHd5Q-0000Mu-G5 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:44:05 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JHd5Q-0000Mr-3Q for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:44:04 -0500 Received: from smtp-vbr16.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.36]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JHd5P-0004Ns-LI for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:44:03 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (249-174.surfsnel.dsl.internl.net [145.99.174.249]) by smtp-vbr16.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m0NAi2aU058210 for ; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:44:02 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mgerards@xs4all.nl) From: Marco Gerards To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <20080121165209.GA2557@thorin> Mail-Copies-To: mgerards@xs4all.nl Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:45:19 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20080121165209.GA2557@thorin> (Robert Millan's message of "Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:52:09 +0100") Message-ID: <871w88stvk.fsf@xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=macintosh Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: FreeBSD 4.6-4.9 Subject: Re: [PATCH] memdisk + grub-mkrescue 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: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:44:07 -0000 Robert Millan writes: > These two were predestined to get together.. attached patch for their > wedding. > > Comments? > > --=20 > Robert Millan > > I know my rights; I want my phone call! > What use is a phone call=C9 if you are unable to speak? > (as seen on /.) > > > * kern/i386/pc/init.c (make_install_device): When memdisk image is > present, "(memdisk)/boot/grub" becomes the default prefix. Sounds sane to me. > * util/i386/pc/grub-mkrescue.in: Switch to a minimal core.img plus > a memdisk tarball with all the modules. Add --overlay=3DDIR option that > allows users to overlay additional files into the image. Overlay means that I can add a grub.cfg easily? This patch helps me a lot :-) -- Marco