diff --git a/BUGS b/BUGS index 4074391ee..a82d03f92 100644 --- a/BUGS +++ b/BUGS @@ -28,3 +28,8 @@ Known problems/bugs: - Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Delete when in GRUB locks some machines. Use Reset for now. (This apparently hasn't been observed for a while) + + - Stage 1 cannot read data from any >4128705 block. Ask okuji for more + information. + + - Stage 1.5 does not work in some environments. Why? diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 054c699cf..261a7e6c3 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ New: stage2. * Color menu support. * New command "quit". +* The man page for /sbin/grub. New in 0.5.91 - 1999-03-14, Gordon Matzigkeit: * LBA and preliminary AWARD BIOS disk extension support. diff --git a/README b/README index d71003fa4..f8faa9de6 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ you use the following utilities: and 2.9.1.0.x, and we support only 2.9.1.0.x. It is available from ftp.XX.kernel.org (XX is the country code, such as `jp'). +* ncurses 4.0 and later (1.9.9 is too buggy, so don't use it.) + + Ncurses is used for /sbin/grub, so it may not be needed if you don't +use /sbin/grub. Ncurses 4.0 is available from many ftp sites. (Should we +use terminfo or termcap directly?) + + +These below are required when you develop GRUB or when you get it from +the CVS: + * autoconf 19990301 and later Autoconf 2.13 has a bug that can't handle any macro with arguments, @@ -33,11 +43,6 @@ http://sourceware.cygnus.com/autoconf for more information. an unreleased version from the CVS. See http://sourceware.cygnus.com/automake for more information. -* ncurses 4.0 and later (1.9.9 is too buggy, so don't use it.) - - Ncurses is used for /sbin/grub, so it may not be needed if you don't -use /sbin/grub. Ncurses 4.0 is available from many ftp sites. - * texinfo 3.12h and later The latest snapshot of Texinfo is available from alpha.gnu.org. diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index 5997e78e4..7ab14609f 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -38,4 +38,6 @@ Add ``configfile'' command, in a clean way. Add keyboard layout configuration support. -Finish the GNU GRUB manual, grub.texi. +Clean up and enhance the manuals, especially concept indexes. + +Add more filesystems support (minix, FAT32, etc.) diff --git a/docs/grub.texi b/docs/grub.texi index addf22a8e..64ae9bf1a 100644 --- a/docs/grub.texi +++ b/docs/grub.texi @@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ First, copy @file{e2fs_stage1_5} to the first cylinder after MBR (@pxref{MBR}): @example -dd if=e2fs_stage1_5/e2fs_stage1_5 of=/dev/hda bs=512 seek=1 +dd if=stage2/e2fs_stage1_5 of=/dev/hda bs=512 seek=1 @end example Second, specify the stage2 argument in the block-list format: @@ -886,6 +886,10 @@ routines. The format is @samp{<@var{sector}, @var{byte_offset}, Filesystem test mode is turned off by any uses of the @command{install=} or @command{testload=} commands. + +@item quit +Finish GRUB in the Stage 2 emulator @command{grub} (@pxref{Stage 2 +emulator}). This is just ignored in the native Stage 2. @end table