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BUGS
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Known problems/bugs: Known problems/bugs:
- GRUB cannot boot any uncommon format of floppies, such as 1.68MB.
Perhaps we should add support to embed a fixed geometry in a drive.
- GRUB cannot boot FreeBSD 3.4 and 4.0 directly. So you must - GRUB cannot boot FreeBSD 3.4 and 4.0 directly. So you must
chain-load them instead. chain-load them instead.
- GRUB hangs up when accessing a disk via Adaptec AIC-7880
SCSI-controller in LBA mode. It is unknown if this is due to GRUB or
the SCSI BIOS. For now, you need to disable the BIOS support for
INT 13 Extension (that is, you can't use the LBA mode).
- FreeBSD boot command-line options are slightly problematic, and - FreeBSD boot command-line options are slightly problematic, and
OpenBSD options are probably quite wrong. This is because they OpenBSD options are probably quite wrong. This is because they
use options that are bits in a data word passed at boot time, and use options that are bits in a data word passed at boot time, and
the developers change the encoding sometimes. Will re-sync in a later the developers change the encoding sometimes. Will re-sync in a later
release. release.
- Password feature in the config file is a bit primitive, and needs
fleshing out/design work to make more intuitive.
- If an "uppermem" command was used to tell GRUB it had a different - If an "uppermem" command was used to tell GRUB it had a different
amount of upper memory available, then the user escapes to the menu amount of upper memory available, then the user escapes to the menu
interface, the upper memory displayed there still says the amount interface, the upper memory displayed there still says the amount

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NEWS
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"grub-install" has the same effect as to the command "install". "grub-install" has the same effect as to the command "install".
* The configure script doesn't accept the option * The configure script doesn't accept the option
`--disable-lba-support-bitmap-check' any longer. Use the option above. `--disable-lba-support-bitmap-check' any longer. Use the option above.
* The network support is updated to Etherboot-4.5.8. So now we have * The network support is updated to Etherboot-4.6.0. So now we have
3Com59x and DEPCA drivers. 3Com59x and DEPCA drivers.
* Now you can omit the configuration file argument to the command * Now you can omit the configuration file argument to the command
"password". If you omit it, then GRUB will just unlock privileged "password". If you omit it, then GRUB will just unlock privileged
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* The new command "lock" can be used to prevent end-users from executing * The new command "lock" can be used to prevent end-users from executing
arbitrary menu entries. This command will emit an error until the user arbitrary menu entries. This command will emit an error until the user
enters a correct password. enters a correct password.
* Recognize the Linux extended partition type.
* Pass a correct memory size to Linux and *BSD.
New in 0.5.94 - 2000-03-06: New in 0.5.94 - 2000-03-06:
* Stage 1 supports both the LBA mode and the CHS mode. * Stage 1 supports both the LBA mode and the CHS mode.

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README
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- provides fully-featured command line and graphical interfaces - provides fully-featured command line and graphical interfaces
- recognizes fdisk partitions and BSD disklabels - recognizes fdisk partitions and BSD disklabels
- can dynamically read Linux ext2fs, BSD ufs, MS-DOS FAT16 and FAT32, - can dynamically read Linux ext2fs and ReiserFS, BSD ufs, MS-DOS
and Minix fs filesystems, plus hardcoded blocklists FAT16 and FAT32, and Minix fs filesystems, plus hardcoded blocklists
- can boot Multiboot-compliant kernels (such as GNU Mach), as well - can boot Multiboot-compliant kernels (such as GNU Mach), as well
as standard Linux and BSD kernels as standard Linux and *BSD kernels
See the file NEWS for a description of recent changes to GRUB. See the file NEWS for a description of recent changes to GRUB.
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Just hit enter when CVS prompts you for a password. Just hit enter when CVS prompts you for a password.
See <http://www.gnu.org/software/devel.html#CVS> for more details. See <http://www.gnu.org/software/devel.html#CVS> for more details.
If you are really interested in the rapid development, you can subscribe
to the list <commit-grub@gnu.org>, by sending e-mail with the subject
"subscribe" to <commit-grub-request@gnu.org>. This list is not for a
general purpose but will notify you of CVS logs whenever any developer
checks in patches.
IMPORTANT SIZE LIMITS: IMPORTANT SIZE LIMITS:
- For the FFS stage1.5, if you want to fit into the "bootloader" area - For the FFS stage1.5, if you want to fit into the "bootloader" area

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TODO
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parameters. parameters.
* Support embedding a Stage 1.5 in the "bootloader" area of a FFS * Support embedding a Stage 1.5 in the "bootloader" area of a FFS
partition. partition. (We already have the code, but need an approval by an
expert before turning on the support. Any volunteers?)
* Support embedding a Stage 1.5 in the EXT2_BOOT_LOADER_INO of an ext2fs * Support embedding a Stage 1.5 in the EXT2_BOOT_LOADER_INO of an ext2fs
partition, so that it won't be accidentally erased or modified by partition, so that it won't be accidentally erased or modified by