Re: grub2 code

[SevenBits]

On Sunday, February 2, 2014, Robert Parnell <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I was just looking at the grub2 source code and saw that
> https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/trusty/grub2/trusty/view/head:/TODO
> <https://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-branches/ubuntu/trusty/grub2/trusty/view/head:/TODO>
>
> says to contact with questions.
> I was looking at the source because I encountered a bug on my machine
> that has been previously reported
> (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1027694) and
> thought I'd have a look to see if I could find the problem.
> So I have 2 questions:
> 1. Is the code on launchpad the up to date code?

That is probably maintained by the Ubuntu people, so I'd consult them. This list is generally for general and not distribution specific code since every distro can potentially use their own modified copies of GRUB.

 

> 2. Line 177 of
> https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/trusty/grub2/trusty/view/head:/grub-core/boot/i386/pc/startup_raw.S
>
> <https://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-branches/ubuntu/trusty/grub2/trusty/view/head:/grub-core/boot/i386/pc/startup_raw.S>
>
> is a function that flushes the keyboard buffer, could this be what is
> causing the bug?
>
> Sorry if 2 seems like a stupid question- I've never looked at the grub
> source code before.
>
> Thanks
>
> Rob
>
>
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