From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1HvE7E-0002KS-8S for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:05:04 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HvE7B-0002HW-Pn for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:05:01 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HvE7A-0002GU-Lo for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:05:01 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HvE7A-0002GD-Dn for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:05:00 -0400 Received: from smtp-vbr3.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.23]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HvE79-0004PW-Rq for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:05:00 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain (249-174.surfsnel.dsl.internl.net [145.99.174.249]) by smtp-vbr3.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l54F4r8Y090389 for ; Mon, 4 Jun 2007 17:04:55 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mgerards@xs4all.nl) From: Marco Gerards To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <8c0c43de0706040718t7460865am1d0cdf44fe001ae@mail.gmail.com> Mail-Copies-To: mgerards@xs4all.nl Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:10:53 +0200 In-Reply-To: <8c0c43de0706040718t7460865am1d0cdf44fe001ae@mail.gmail.com> (Alex Roman's message of "Mon, 4 Jun 2007 10:18:28 -0400") Message-ID: <87k5uj7o1u.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=us-ascii X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-detected-kernel: FreeBSD 4.6-4.9 Subject: Re: GSoC: CD-ROM booting options 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: Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:05:02 -0000 "Alex Roman" writes: Hi Alex, [...] > Do we want to be able to boot the computer from GRUB2 installed on a > medium (whatever it may be), then be able to boot from a CD (in > whatever mode - emulation or no emulation)? Yes. > Do we also want to be able to boot the computer through the BIOS from > a CD on which GRUB2 was installed and continue booting from the CD > (like GRUB legacy does)? Yes. > Do we want to support both? Yes. > Personally, I think both are important to support, but I want to see > what the majority of developers and users think we should support. Just focus on one thing first. I think booting from a BIOS that supports CDROMs already won't be too hard. -- Marco