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Re: I've Coded a New GRUB Function - What Do I Do Next? - sburtchin Jan
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Re: I've Coded a New GRUB Function - What Do I Do Next? - sburtchin Jan 25, 2007; 4:28pm |
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Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:17:55 -0800 (PST) |
NOTE: Adding message of sburtchin Jan 25, 2007; 4:28pm to Nabble thread.
----- Original Message -----
From: "adrian15" <address@hidden>
To: "sburtchin" <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: I've Coded a New GRUB Function - What Do I Do Next?
> sburtchin wrote:
> > I have created a new GRUB command line function (eptedit) and written a
patch
> > to an existing GRUB function (partnew). What's the next step? How do I
get
> > these compiled and linked so I can start using them? What do I need to
do
> > to get these into the official GRUB distribution?
> >
> > The new code can be found in the following threads on this forum:
> >
> > How To Write Extended Partition Tables from GRUB?
> >
> > "partnew" Command Writes Wrong Ending Cylinder in MPT
> >
> > Please help me with the details so I can start using my new functions.
> > Thank you!
>
> Humm...
>
> From the source code folder root type make
>
> This should give you some files on stage2/ which are:
> stage2, stage1, stage1_5_e2fs
>
> and
>
> then you can install grub with these files manually to test it.
> I think it is explained on grub faq. It consists on copying the files on
> a /boot/grub/ folder and issuing root and setup commands so that they
> get installed.
>
> Do not hesitate to ask me for more details.
OK - that's what I need to patch code to an existing function, but if I want
to create an entirely new function, there seems to be changes required in a
lot of places. Details are in the thread "How To Write Extended Partition
Tables from GRUB?". That's where I really don't know how it all works
together - (ie. to create a new function).
>
> You might be interested on Super Grub Disk source code that automatises
> the compilation for the creation of a cdrom or a floppy and once you see
> it works on a cdrom... you build the final stage2 and stage1_5 for hard
> disks.
I will read up on that.
>
> adrian15
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