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2000-10-21 OKUJI Yoshinori <okuji@gnu.org>
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* docs/user-ref.texi: Fixed several typos and some inappropriate
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texinfo commands, and update the descriptions about some
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commands.
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2000-10-20 OKUJI Yoshinori <okuji@gnu.org>
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* stage2/builtins.c (displayapm_func): New function.
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@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ type code. This is useful only when booting DOS or Windows
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and multiple primary FAT partitions exist in one disk.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Command part_new part type from to
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@deffn Command partnew part type from to
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Create a new primary partition. @var{part} is a partition specification
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in GRUB syntax (@pxref{Naming convention}); @var{type} is the partition
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type and must be a number in the range @code{0-0xff}; @var{from} and
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sector number.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Command part_type part type
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@deffn Command parttype part type
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Change the type of an existing partition. @var{part} is a partition
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specification in GRUB syntax (@pxref{Naming convention}); @var{type}
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is the new partition type and must be a number in the range 0-0xff.
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is only available if GRUB is compiled with netboot support.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Command serial [@option{--unit=}unit] [@option{--port=}port] [@option{--speed=}speed] [@option{--word=}word] [@option{--parity=}parity] [@option{--stop=}stop] [@option{--device=}dev]
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@deffn Command serial [@option{--unit=unit}] [@option{--port=port}] [@option{--speed=speed}] [@option{--word=word}] [@option{--parity=parity}] [@option{--stop=stop}] [@option{--device=dev}]
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Initialize a serial device. @var{unit} is a number in the range 0-3
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specifying which serial port to use; default is 0, that corresponds
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the port often called COM1. @var{port} is the I/O port where the UART
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@var{speed} is the transmission speed; default is 9600. @var{word} and
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@var{stop} are the number of data bits and stop bits. Data bits must
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be in the range 5-8 and stop bits are 1 or 2. Default is 8 data bits
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and one stop bit. @var{parity} is one of @option{no}, @option{odd},
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@option{even} and defaults to @option{no}. The option @option{--device}
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and one stop bit. @var{parity} is one of @samp{no}, @samp{odd},
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@samp{even} and defaults to @samp{no}. The option @option{--device}
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can only be used in the GRUB shell and is used to specify the
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tty device to be used in the host Operating System.
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The serial port is not used as a communication channel unless the
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@var{terminal} command is used.
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@command{terminal} command is used.
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This command is only available if GRUB is compiled with serial support.
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@end deffn
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@end table
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@end deffn
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@deffn Command terminal [@option{--dumb}] [@option{--timeout=}secs] [console] [serial]"
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@deffn Command terminal [@option{--dumb}] [@option{--timeout=secs}] [@option{console}] [@option{serial}]
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Select a terminal for user interaction. The terminal is assumed to be
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vt100 compatible unless @option{--dumb} is specified. If both
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@option{console} and @option{serial} are specified, then GRUB will use
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the one where a key is entered first. If neither are specified, the
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current setting is reported. Default is @option{console}.
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This command is only available if GRUB is compiled with serial support.
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the one where a key is entered first or the first when the timeout
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expires. If neither are specified, the current setting is
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reported. Default is @option{console}. This command is only available if
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GRUB is compiled with serial support.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Command tftpserver ipaddr
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Override a TFTP server address returned by a BOOTP/DHCP/RARP server. The
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argument @var{ipaddr} must be in dotted decimal format, like
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@end deffn
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@deffn Command halt @option{--no-apm}
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The commands halts the computer. If the @option{--no-apm} option
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The command halts the computer. If the @option{--no-apm} option
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is specified, no APM BIOS call is performed. Otherwise, the computer
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is shut down using APM.
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@end deffn
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appropriate parameters in the Linux setup area in memory.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Command install [@option{--force-lba}] stage1_file [@option{d}] dest_dev stage2_file [addr] [@option{p}] [config_file] [real_config_file]
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@deffn Command install [@option{--force-lba}] [@option{--stage2=os_stage2_file}] stage1_file [@option{d}] dest_dev stage2_file [addr] [@option{p}] [config_file] [real_config_file]
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This command is fairly complex, and you should not use this command
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unless you are familiar with GRUB. In short, it will perform a full
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install presuming the Stage 2 or Stage 1.5@footnote{They're loaded the
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bitmap even if they do have the support. So GRUB provides a solution to
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ignore the wrong bitmap, that is, the option @option{--force-lba}. Don't
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use this option if you know that your BIOS doesn't have LBA support.
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@strong{Caution3:} You must specify the option @option{--stage2} in the
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grub shell, if you cannot unmount the filesystem where your stage2 file
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resides. The argument should be the file name in your operating system.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Command ioprobe drive
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@end deffn
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@deffn Command savedefault
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Save the current menu entry as default entry.
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Save the current menu entry as a default entry.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Command setup [@option{--force-lba}] install_device [image_device]
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@deffn Command setup [@option{--force-lba}] [@option{--stage2=os_stage2_file}] [@option{--prefix=dir}] install_device [image_device]
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Set up the installation of GRUB automatically. This command uses the
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more flexible command @command{install} in the backend and installs GRUB
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into the device @var{install_device}. If @var{image_device} is
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command @command{root}. If @var{install_device} is a hard disk, then
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embed a Stage 1.5 in the disk if possible.
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The option @option{--force-lba} is just passed to @command{install} if
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specified. See the description on @command{install}, for more
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information.
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The option @option{--prefix} specifies the directory under which GRUB
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images are put. If it is not specified, GRUB automatically searches them
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in @file{/boot/grub} and @file{/grub}.
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The options @option{--force-lba} and @option{--stage2} are just passed
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to @command{install} if specified. See the description on
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@command{install}, for more information.
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@end deffn
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@deffn Command testload file
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