reiser4 and grub2

reiser4 and grub2

[sannikov]

Good day.

I want to ask you about reiser4 and grub-2.

I am try to write to Yuriy Umanets but his mailboxes are inactive...
Some few days ago I findes his request about this.
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2008-02/msg00263.html)

If it is possible, can you describe current state of Raiser4 support in
Grub2.

As I know this task yet  placed in Grub's TODO list.
I hope this idea yet alive.

Re: reiser4 and grub2

[Edward Shishkin]

sannikov wrote:
> Good day.
>   

Hello.

> I want to ask you about reiser4 and grub-2.
>
> I am try to write to Yuriy Umanets but his mailboxes are inactive...
> Some few days ago I findes his request about this.
> (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2008-02/msg00263.html)
>
> If it is possible, can you describe current state of Raiser4 support in
> Grub2.
>   

Unsupported.

> As I know this task yet  placed in Grub's TODO list.
> I hope this idea yet alive.
>   

I didn't look at grub2/fs interface yet, but believe that it
is better then grub1's one.

There is a patch for reiser4 support in grub1. I don't
think it will be a big problem to adjust this one for grub2:
the sources are quite understandable.

The only thing I am unhappy with is that it can not boot
reiser4 via module stage1_5 (it is too big and can not
fit in 62 sectors), It means that user will need to re-install
grub every time after defragmentation (currently
unsupported, but upcoming). So it would be nice to resolve
this problem in grub2 somehow.

Btrfs stage1_5 module with multi-device support
successfully fits in 62 sectors. Why reiser4 can not?
I think we need to get rid of the mini-library with a lot
of unneeded functions and put everything in one file
(as other file systems do).

Thanks,
Edward.

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Re: reiser4 and grub2

[doiggl]

On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:04:51 +0200, Edward Shishkin
<edward.shishkin@gmail.com> wrote:
> sannikov wrote:
>> Good day.
>>   
> 
> Hello.
> 
>> I want to ask you about reiser4 and grub-2.
>>
>> I am try to write to Yuriy Umanets but his mailboxes are inactive...
>> Some few days ago I findes his request about this.
>> (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2008-02/msg00263.html)
>>
>> If it is possible, can you describe current state of Raiser4 support in
>> Grub2.
>>   
> 
> Unsupported.
> 
>> As I know this task yet  placed in Grub's TODO list.
>> I hope this idea yet alive.
>>   
> 
> I didn't look at grub2/fs interface yet, but believe that it
> is better then grub1's one.
> 
> There is a patch for reiser4 support in grub1. I don't
> think it will be a big problem to adjust this one for grub2:
> the sources are quite understandable.
> 
> The only thing I am unhappy with is that it can not boot
> reiser4 via module stage1_5 (it is too big and can not
> fit in 62 sectors), It means that user will need to re-install
> grub every time after defragmentation (currently
> unsupported, but upcoming). So it would be nice to resolve
> this problem in grub2 somehow.
> 
> Btrfs stage1_5 module with multi-device support
> successfully fits in 62 sectors. Why reiser4 can not?
> I think we need to get rid of the mini-library with a lot
> of unneeded functions and put everything in one file
> (as other file systems do).
> 
> Thanks,
> Edward.
> 
Looks like some others have had a go at compiling grub2 ,see:

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.2/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.2/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/x86_64/grub2-1.98-18.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/x86_64/grub2-1.98-18.1.x86_64.rpm

Glenn

Re: reiser4 and grub2

[sannikov]

On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:33:36 +1100, <doiggl@velocitynet.com.au> wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:04:51 +0200, Edward Shishkin
> <edward.shishkin@gmail.com> wrote:
>> sannikov wrote:
>>> Good day.
>>>   
>> 
>> Hello.
>> 
>>> I want to ask you about reiser4 and grub-2.
>>>
>>> I am try to write to Yuriy Umanets but his mailboxes are inactive...
>>> Some few days ago I findes his request about this.
>>> (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2008-02/msg00263.html)
>>>
>>> If it is possible, can you describe current state of Raiser4 support
in
>>> Grub2.
>>>   
>> 
>> Unsupported.
>> 
>>> As I know this task yet  placed in Grub's TODO list.
>>> I hope this idea yet alive.
>>>   
>> 
>> I didn't look at grub2/fs interface yet, but believe that it
>> is better then grub1's one.
>> 
>> There is a patch for reiser4 support in grub1. I don't
>> think it will be a big problem to adjust this one for grub2:
>> the sources are quite understandable.
>> 
>> The only thing I am unhappy with is that it can not boot
>> reiser4 via module stage1_5 (it is too big and can not
>> fit in 62 sectors), It means that user will need to re-install
>> grub every time after defragmentation (currently
>> unsupported, but upcoming). So it would be nice to resolve
>> this problem in grub2 somehow.
>> 
>> Btrfs stage1_5 module with multi-device support
>> successfully fits in 62 sectors. Why reiser4 can not?
>> I think we need to get rid of the mini-library with a lot
>> of unneeded functions and put everything in one file
>> (as other file systems do).
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Edward.
>> 
> Looks like some others have had a go at compiling grub2 ,see:
> 
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.2/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm
> 
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.2/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm
> 
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm
> 
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm
> 
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/x86_64/grub2-1.98-18.1.x86_64.rpm
> 
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm
> 
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm
> 
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/x86_64/grub2-1.98-18.1.x86_64.rpm
> 
> Glenn
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This is good. 

I am download grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm and don't find anything code for
Reiser4... Or I miss anything?

WBR A.Sannikov

Re: reiser4 and grub2

[Christian Stroetmann]

  Aloha;

On the 20.10.2010 21:10, Sannikov wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:33:36 +1100,<doiggl@velocitynet.com.au>  wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:04:51 +0200, Edward Shishkin
>> <edward.shishkin@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> sannikov wrote:
>>>> Good day.
>>>>
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>>> I want to ask you about reiser4 and grub-2.
>>>>
>>>> I am try to write to Yuriy Umanets but his mailboxes are inactive...
>>>> Some few days ago I findes his request about this.
>>>> (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2008-02/msg00263.html)
>>>>
>>>> If it is possible, can you describe current state of Raiser4 support
> in
>>>> Grub2.
>>>>
>>> Unsupported.
>>>
>>>> As I know this task yet  placed in Grub's TODO list.
>>>> I hope this idea yet alive.
>>>>
>>> I didn't look at grub2/fs interface yet, but believe that it
>>> is better then grub1's one.
>>>
>>> There is a patch for reiser4 support in grub1. I don't
>>> think it will be a big problem to adjust this one for grub2:
>>> the sources are quite understandable.
>>>
>>> The only thing I am unhappy with is that it can not boot
>>> reiser4 via module stage1_5 (it is too big and can not
>>> fit in 62 sectors), It means that user will need to re-install
>>> grub every time after defragmentation (currently
>>> unsupported, but upcoming). So it would be nice to resolve
>>> this problem in grub2 somehow.
>>>
>>> Btrfs stage1_5 module with multi-device support
>>> successfully fits in 62 sectors. Why reiser4 can not?
>>> I think we need to get rid of the mini-library with a lot
>>> of unneeded functions and put everything in one file
>>> (as other file systems do).
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Edward.
>>>
>> Looks like some others have had a go at compiling grub2 ,see:
>>
>>
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.2/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm
>>
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.2/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm
>>
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm
>>
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm
>>
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/x86_64/grub2-1.98-18.1.x86_64.rpm
>>
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm
>>
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm
>>
> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/x86_64/grub2-1.98-18.1.x86_64.rpm
>> Glenn
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> This is good.
>
> I am download grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm and don't find anything code for
> Reiser4... Or I miss anything?
>
> WBR A.Sannikov

Thanks for the information. I looked also for R4 support and then 
wondered as well, but had no time to go deeper into the case yesterday .

Have fun
Christian *<:o)   O>-<   -(D)>-<

Re: reiser4 and grub2

[doiggl]

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:10:50 +0400, sannikov <sannikov@cs.karelia.ru>
wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:33:36 +1100, <doiggl@velocitynet.com.au> wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:04:51 +0200, Edward Shishkin
>> <edward.shishkin@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> sannikov wrote:
>>>> Good day.
>>>>   
>>> 
>>> Hello.
>>> 
>>>> I want to ask you about reiser4 and grub-2.
>>>>
>>>> I am try to write to Yuriy Umanets but his mailboxes are inactive...
>>>> Some few days ago I findes his request about this.
>>>> (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2008-02/msg00263.html)
>>>>
>>>> If it is possible, can you describe current state of Raiser4 support
> in
>>>> Grub2.
>>>>   
>>> 
>>> Unsupported.
>>> 
>>>> As I know this task yet  placed in Grub's TODO list.
>>>> I hope this idea yet alive.
>>>>   
>>> 
>>> I didn't look at grub2/fs interface yet, but believe that it
>>> is better then grub1's one.
>>> 
>>> There is a patch for reiser4 support in grub1. I don't
>>> think it will be a big problem to adjust this one for grub2:
>>> the sources are quite understandable.
>>> 
>>> The only thing I am unhappy with is that it can not boot
>>> reiser4 via module stage1_5 (it is too big and can not
>>> fit in 62 sectors), It means that user will need to re-install
>>> grub every time after defragmentation (currently
>>> unsupported, but upcoming). So it would be nice to resolve
>>> this problem in grub2 somehow.
>>> 
>>> Btrfs stage1_5 module with multi-device support
>>> successfully fits in 62 sectors. Why reiser4 can not?
>>> I think we need to get rid of the mini-library with a lot
>>> of unneeded functions and put everything in one file
>>> (as other file systems do).
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Edward.
>>> 
>> Looks like some others have had a go at compiling grub2 ,see:
>> 
>>
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.2/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm
>> 
>>
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.2/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm
>> 
>>
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm
>> 
>>
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm
>> 
>>
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_11.3/x86_64/grub2-1.98-18.1.x86_64.rpm
>> 
>>
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/i586/grub2-1.98-18.1.i586.rpm
>> 
>>
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/src/grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm
>> 
>>
>
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/reinauer/openSUSE_Factory/x86_64/grub2-1.98-18.1.x86_64.rpm
>> 
>> Glenn
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> 
> This is good. 
> 
> I am download grub2-1.98-18.1.src.rpm and don't find anything code for
> Reiser4... Or I miss anything?
> 
> WBR A.Sannikov
> 
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Also see

https://build.opensuse.org/package/binaries?package=grub2&project=openSUSE%3AFactory&repository=standard
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=grub2&project=openSUSE%3AFactory

Re: reiser4 and grub2

[doiggl]

On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:04:51 +0200, Edward Shishkin
<edward.shishkin@gmail.com> wrote:
> sannikov wrote:
>> Good day.
>>   
> 
> Hello.
> 
>> I want to ask you about reiser4 and grub-2.
>>
>> I am try to write to Yuriy Umanets but his mailboxes are inactive...
>> Some few days ago I findes his request about this.
>> (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2008-02/msg00263.html)
>>
>> If it is possible, can you describe current state of Raiser4 support in
>> Grub2.
>>   
> 
> Unsupported.
> 
>> As I know this task yet  placed in Grub's TODO list.
>> I hope this idea yet alive.
>>   
> 
> I didn't look at grub2/fs interface yet, but believe that it
> is better then grub1's one.
> 
> There is a patch for reiser4 support in grub1. I don't
> think it will be a big problem to adjust this one for grub2:
> the sources are quite understandable.
> 
> The only thing I am unhappy with is that it can not boot
> reiser4 via module stage1_5 (it is too big and can not
> fit in 62 sectors), It means that user will need to re-install
> grub every time after defragmentation (currently
> unsupported, but upcoming). So it would be nice to resolve
> this problem in grub2 somehow.
> 
> Btrfs stage1_5 module with multi-device support
> successfully fits in 62 sectors. Why reiser4 can not?
> I think we need to get rid of the mini-library with a lot
> of unneeded functions and put everything in one file
> (as other file systems do).
> 
> Thanks,
> Edward.
> 

I found some reference material [1] on grub2 as well.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1195275&highlight=grub2+basics

Questions
- Can grub2 start a Reiser4 partition on / and boot from that ?
- Will Reiser4 fit into the boot sectors that grub2 accesses ?
  
Cheers Glenn

[1]
It covered topics of the following :-
   1. Introduction
   2. First Look Differences
   3. Improvements
   4. Booting Grub
   5. Grub 2 Files & Options
   6. Adding Entries to Grub 2
   7. Removing Entries from Grub 2
   8. Grub 2 Splash Images & Theming
   9. Changing Menu Resolution
  10. Password Protection
  11. Booting to Recovery Mode w/o Menu Option
  12. Uninstalling GRUB 2 > GRUB
  13. Reinstalling GRUB 2 from the LiveCD
  14. Booting to LiveCD ISO
  15. Booting from the Rescue Mode
  16. Restoring GRUB2 / XP / Vista / Win 7 Bootloaders
  17. Grub Rescue Image
  18. Selected Problems & Bugs
  19. Links