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okuji 1999-10-16 12:05:47 +00:00
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NEWS
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@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ New in 0.5.94:
* Stage 1 supports both the LBA mode and the CHS mode. * Stage 1 supports both the LBA mode and the CHS mode.
* The NetBSD and OpenBSD boot bug is fixed. * The NetBSD and OpenBSD boot bug is fixed.
* The more automatic installation command "setup" is added. * The more automatic installation command "setup" is added.
* The command "embed" embeds a Stage 1.5 in the sectors after a MBR or * The command "embed" embeds a Stage 1.5 in the sectors after a MBR.
in the "bootloader" area in a FFS partition.
* Support symbolic color name syntax in the command "color". * Support symbolic color name syntax in the command "color".
* The grub shell loads the BIOS drive mapping information from a device * The grub shell loads the BIOS drive mapping information from a device
map file (the default is "/boot/grub/device.map") if it already map file (the default is "/boot/grub/device.map") if it already

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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Priorities:
higher priority. higher priority.
* Support partition syntax to correspond with BSD ``slice'' syntax * Support partition syntax to correspond with BSD ``slice'' syntax
(`(hd0,1a)' -> `/dev/hd0s2a'). ! (`(hd0,1a)' -> `/dev/hd0s2a'). !!
? Add a partition naming syntax that means ``the first partition of ? Add a partition naming syntax that means ``the first partition of
this type''. We need this for clean Hurd install floppies. this type''. We need this for clean Hurd install floppies.
* Add a real scripting language, possibly retaining backward * Add a real scripting language, possibly retaining backward
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? Add command for modifying partition types. ? Add command for modifying partition types.
* Fix-up FreeBSD, NetBSD (and OpenBSD ?) command-line boot * Fix-up FreeBSD, NetBSD (and OpenBSD ?) command-line boot
parameters. !! parameters. !!
* Add a new installation command, such as `setup', which should be * Support embedding a Stage 1.5 in the "bootloader" area of a FFS
easier to use and more automatic than the command `install'. !!! partition. !!!
* Add keyboard layout configuration support. ! * Add keyboard layout configuration support. !
* Clean up and enhance the manuals, especially concept indexes. !!! * Clean up and enhance the manuals, especially concept indexes. !!!
* Add more filesystems support (XFS, NTFS, etc.) * Add more filesystems support (XFS, NTFS, etc.)