From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1MZYLm-0000tC-4Q for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:55:50 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MZYLk-0000t4-UG for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:55:48 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MZYLi-0000ss-Jm for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:55:47 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=43207 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MZYLi-0000sp-FH for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:55:46 -0400 Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.158]:2968) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MZYLi-0007Kj-24 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:55:46 -0400 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 22so438425fge.7 for ; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:55:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=GRmO1dtiv4MKQ3bEw4DOsLpF63pIcaVb14moX0oE4jo=; b=KUKJ7Vj0YtVyxo6PIbIDrS3uz5TnrbNPJ8C0LNcliqnqwJX6g2buENrvrfDusUFSxl M5HFycTXmWYTK+r0ItCGiwvNWob3NWg5gAvSXuekZPB1/qGhHt/esNUB9+JFx2B0/N7G LWV/3S8PqQEu37QYCJoltGt5nP4rLHj0rMOqU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=sQeJq3ITaHv8KMdV7z/pMjV8Ufgmst1CTi0FbNq1sdrFBtxsDW1nCdmpATLtuffbXC BR3jmsekMeQW5M8DycIvpbwRDhqRSkpgqzkK6wVfHQQtH/mTXbC6uXhGBkEBJzNMiB1P CWbAX7flnBAP5vPfmzOBLqeptCU1Jsw6+IGUs= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: hramrach@gmail.com Received: by 10.86.27.13 with SMTP id a13mr1304798fga.49.1249685744960; Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:55:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20090807114344.GO6695@thorin> References: <20090802232422.GA23320@thorin> <20090804192715.GA14820@thorin> <4A791A24.8050602@t-online.de> <20090807105810.GB6695@thorin> <20090807114344.GO6695@thorin> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 00:55:44 +0200 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 2d71f01cee9678fe Message-ID: From: Michal Suchanek To: The development of GRUB 2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) Subject: Re: [PATCH] ntldr support 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, 07 Aug 2009 22:55:49 -0000 2009/8/7 Robert Millan : > On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 01:17:30PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote: >> >> ntldr is a boot loader like any other and it needs its configuration >> and support files to work. Without them it fails (not sure how) but >> that is not unexpected. > > I tend to agree, but in this particular case, it's conceivable that Micro= soft > didn't expect anyone to do this, and therefore neglected to provide a gra= ceful > response. > > Could anyone test it and report how this behaves? > > -- > Robert Millan > > =C2=A0The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide wh= en (and > =C2=A0how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedo= m: we > =C2=A0still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all." > I tried putting the ntldr binary on an empty fat32 disk and loading with the grub ntldr command. The system just reboots. Thanks Michal