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* README: Likewise.
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NEWS - list of user-visible changes between releases of GRUB
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New in 0.97 - 2005-05-08:
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* Fix the prototypes and the definitions of nested functions. This was
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required for gcc-4.
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* Implement a more robust workaround for buggy BIOSes which don't pass
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boot drive correctly (notably for HP Vectra).
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New in 0.96 - 2005-01-30:
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* The command "fallback" supports mutiple fallback entries.
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* The command "savedefault" supports an optional argument which
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is the number of next boot entry or the special keyword `fallback'.
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* New utility "grub-set-default".
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* New section "Making your system robust" in the manual.
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New in 0.95 - 2004-06-13:
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* Add support for ReiserFS 3.
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* Fix support for FreeBSD 5.
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* Support ATARAID for Linux in the grub shell and grub-install.
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* Add CDROM support for El Torito with no emulation mode. You can use
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(cd) as a CDROM drive in the config file.
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* Option --no-mem-option is implied for Linux 2.4.18 and newer.
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* Add support for UFS2.
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New in 0.94 - 2004-01-25:
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* Support building on x86-64 with gcc -m32.
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* Use a BIOS call to turn on/off Gate A20. This should solve various
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problems related to Gate A20 in modern BIOSes.
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* Add a workaround for buggy BIOSes (notably HP Vectra series) which
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don't pass the boot drive correctly.
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* Display "GNU GRUB" instead of "GRUB" in the menu.
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* Add support for QNX RTP into the grub shell.
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* Add support for the initrd max address of a kernel header in Linux.
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* Support 32 bit and 64 bit dev_t.
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* Add support for an install device in GRUB's notation with no
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parenthesis (e.g. grub-install hd0).
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* Improve the manual a lot.
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New in 0.93 - 2002-12-08:
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* Define the behavior of the boot loader when the load end address is
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zero and the bss end address is zero in the Multiboot Specification.
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Also, add the support into GRUB.
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* Finally, we have a Bug Tracking System! Now the preferable way to
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report bugs is to use the BTS rather than sending e-mail to bug-grub.
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See <http://bugcomm.enbug.org/?project=grub&mode=project>, for more
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details.
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* The appendix "FAQ" in the manual is removed. See the GNU GRUB FAQ on
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the web <http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-faq.html> instead.
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* The terminal handling code is rewritten radically, and many bugfixes
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are made at the same time.
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* The command "color" is effective even in the command-line.
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* The command "terminal" takes two new options, ``--no-echo'' and
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``--no-edit''. If you specify ``--no-echo'', GRUB won't echo back
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input characters. If you specify ``--no-edit'', GRUB will disable the
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BASH-like editing feature. These options are useful when using an
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intelligent terminal (such as the comint mode in GNU Emacs).
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* The utility ``grub-md5-crypt'' prompts to retype a password and checks
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if the passwords match.
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* Support for booting Linux is rewritten, so GRUB now supports
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large-EBDA systems.
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* The menu interfaces supports Page Up, Page Down, and Right Key.
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* New command "terminfo", for vt100-incompatible terminals.
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* New options, ``-D'', ``-g'' and ``-m'' are supported for FreeBSD.
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New in 0.92 - 2002-04-30:
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* The command "displaymem" uses only hex digits for consistency.
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* The netboot code goes back to the progress bars instead of dots, for
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the notation of data transfers. And, that is displayed only in debug
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mode, that is to say, nothing is displayed by default. Remember that
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you can turn on debug mode via the command "debug".
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* The command "help" doesn't show all the available commands by default,
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when no argument is specified. Rarely used commands (such as
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"testload") and useless commands in interactive use (such as
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"savedefault") are hidden. If you want to see help messages for those
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commands, specify the new option "--all".
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* A built-in, `more'-like pager is added. When a command prints too many
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lines to fit the screen, GRUB waits until you hit return key. This
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feature can be turned off by the new command "pager".
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* The command "terminal" accepts a new option, "--lines=LINES". You can
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set the maximum number of lines arbitrarily with this option. If you
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don't specify it, the maximum number will be 24.
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* The command "terminal" accepts another new option, "--silent". You can
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suppress the "Press any key to continue" message with this option.
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* The mem= option for Linux is recognized and used to limit the maximum
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address of initrd.
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* A fallback entry is executed immediately after a default entry,
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without prompting a user's intervention, as the manual has ever been
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saying.
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* The utility ``grub-install'' makes sure that GRUB images have been
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written to a physical disk completely. To assist this feature, a new
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command "dump" is added.
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New in 0.91 - 2002-01-21:
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* Support for Linux DAC960 is added.
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* JFS and XFS support is added.
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* The commands "hide" and "unhide" support logical partitions.
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* The utility ``grub-install'' supports NetBSD.
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* The network support is updated to Etherboot-5.0.5.
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* The manner of handling the preset menu changes. In the previous
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implementation, the preset menu is used only when opening the
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configuration file failed. Now try to use the preset menu first. And,
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if the configuration file is available, it is read after readoing the
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preset menu. In this case, menu entries in the preset menu (if any)
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are overrided by the configuration file.
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* Diskless support is a bit changed. In the previous, GRUB set up a
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network automatically via a special function. In the current, the
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function is gone and the preset menu feature is used (i.e. just
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execute the command "bootp" as if you specified it in the preset
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menu). This has no impact against most users, but you should take care
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if using the preset menu for your own purpose, because GRUB doesn't
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call "bootp" implicitly when the preset menu is used explicitly. In
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this case, you would probably need to insert commands to initialize a
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network into your preset menu.
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* Important bugfixes are made for ReiserFS, APM, TFTP, LBA, etc.
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New in 0.90 - 2001-07-11:
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* The command "setkey" resets key mappings, when no argument is
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specified.
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* Linux devfs support is added.
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* The utility ``grub-install'' accepts a new option, `--recheck'. If
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this option is specified, probe a device map, even if it already
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exists. You should use this option whenever you add/remove a disk.
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* The command "password" supports a md5 password if the option `--md5'
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is given. This command can now also be used to protect specific menu
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items with their own passwords.
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* New command, "displayapm".
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* New command, "md5crypt".
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* The new utility ``grub-md5-crypt'' is a frontend of the grub shell. It
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encrypts a password in MD5 format.
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* New commands, "testvbe" and "vbeprobe".
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* The configure script accepts a new option, `--enable-preset-menu'. You
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can embed an arbitrary configuration which will be used when Stage 2
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cannot open a real configuration file, with this option. The argument
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must be an existing file.
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* EZ-BIOS support is added.
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* Booting Windows from a logical partition is supported.
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* The example Multiboot kernel in the directory "docs" is built, if you
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specify the option `--enable-example-kernel' to the configure script.
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* New command, "ifconfig".
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* Linux software RAID support is added (only for RAID-1).
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* Hercules support is added.
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* The configure script now accepts `--disable-auto-linux-mem-opt', which
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has the same meaning as you specify the option `--no-mem-option' to the
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command "kernel".
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* Jump to the physical entry address of a Multiboot kernel when booting
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it up. The old behavior was to use the virtual one, regardless of the
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setting of the physical address.
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* The commands "bootp" and "dhcp" accepts a new option
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`--with-configfile', so that you can load a remotely specified
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configuration file automatically, like the network boot images.
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* VSTa filesystem support is added.
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* ELF symbol loading support is added.
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New in 0.5.96 - 2000-10-04:
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* New commands, "reboot" and "halt".
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* New command, "hiddenmenu". You can hide the menu interface by default
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with this command.
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* You can specify `--no-mem-option' to the command "kernel", if you want
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GRUB not to pass a Linux's mem option automatically.
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* Now GRUB is compliant with the Linux/i386 boot protocol version 2.02.
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* The network support is updated to Etherboot-4.6.4.
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* Symlinks in ReiserFS are supported.
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* Add a workaround into the grub shell, so that it works fine even under
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Linux 2.4.
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* Add a new option `--stage2' into the commands "install" and "setup",
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to let the grub shell know what the file name of Stage 2 is under your
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operating system. You must specify the option correctly, if you cannot
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unmount the partition where GRUB images reside. We'd recommend _not_
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using those commands directly, but using the utility "grub-install"
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instead, because this is safer.
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* One violation against the Network Boot Image Proposal was found and
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fixed. So now the image `nbgrub' can work fine even with a card such
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as rtl8139.
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* Serial terminal support is added. The configure script accepts
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a new option `--disable-serial'. Unless it is specified, you can use
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two new commands, "serial" and "terminal" in the command-line and the
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menu. See the manual, for more details.
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* Preserve the possible magic number used by Windows NT in a MBR.
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* The command-line interface is switched to single-line editing mode.
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* Only for developers: the configure script accepts
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`--enable-serial-speed-simulation', which is useful when you want to
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simulate the speed of a serial device on a psuedo terminal.
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* Also only for developers: you can specify an optional argument to the
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option `--hold' for the grub shell. The argument means how many
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seconds the grub shell should wait until diving into the main routine.
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* New command, "savedefault". Now you can save current entry number to
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your disk with this command and then you can set the default boot
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entry to it by the command "default saved".
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* Add a new option `--prefix' into the command "setup", so that you can
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specify the name of a directory which contains GRUB images. And, the
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behavior of this command changed slightly, that is, this command now
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searchs stage1 automatically under "/boot/grub" and "/grub", unless
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you specify the option `--prefix'.
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* The utility `grub-install' recognizes a separate boot partition
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automatically.
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* New commands, "partnew" and "parttype". You can modify partition
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tables with these commands.
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New in 0.5.95 - 2000-06-27:
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* NetBSD ELF kernel support is added. You have to specify the new option
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to the command "kernel". See below.
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* Added a new option `--type=TYPE' into the command "kernel". This
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option suggests what type of kernel you want to load. TYPE must be
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either of "netbsd", "freebsd", "openbsd", "linux", "biglinux" and
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"multiboot". Actually, this option will be necessary only if you want
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to load a NetBSD ELF kernel, because GRUB can automatically determine
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a kernel type in the other cases.
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* ReiserFS support is added.
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* Added a new option `--force-lba' into the command "install". This
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option disables some sanity checks for LBA mode (but not all). If you
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are sure that your machine supports LBA mode but GRUB doesn't work in
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LBA mode, you should specify it. It is necessary if your BIOS is too
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buggy. In the previous version, it was a compile-time option, but you
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don't have to recompile GRUB any longer.
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* Likewise, now the command "setup" and the script "grub-install" also
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accept `--force-lba' option. Specifying this option to "setup" or
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"grub-install" has the same effect as to the command "install".
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* The configure script doesn't accept the option
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`--disable-lba-support-bitmap-check' any longer. Use the option above.
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* The network support is updated to Etherboot-4.6.1. So now we have
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3Com59x and DEPCA drivers.
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* Now you can omit the configuration file argument to the command
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"password". If you omit it, then GRUB will just unlock privileged
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instructions (such as `c') when you enter a correct password.
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* The new command "lock" can be used to prevent end-users from executing
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arbitrary menu entries. This command will emit an error until the user
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enters a correct password.
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* Recognize the Linux extended partition type.
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* Pass a correct memory size to Linux and *BSD.
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* Diskless support is added. Now configure accepts --enable-diskless,
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and "make" will produce two additional images, ``nbgrub'' for Net Boot
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Image Proposal and ``pxegrub'' for Preboot Execution Environment. See
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the documentation, for more details.
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* The command "tftpserver" overrides a TFTP server address returned by a
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BOOTP server, a DHCP server or a RARP server.
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* Fix a serious bug about LBA support. It is possible that you don't
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disable the LBA support bitmap check any longer. Please send a report,
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if you must still disable it. We need to know if we should get rid of
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the option.
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New in 0.5.94 - 2000-03-06:
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* Stage 1 supports both the LBA mode and the CHS mode.
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* The NetBSD and OpenBSD boot bug is fixed.
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* The more automatic installation command "setup" is added.
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* The command "embed" embeds a Stage 1.5 in the sectors after a MBR.
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* Support symbolic color name syntax in the command "color".
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* The grub shell loads the BIOS drive mapping information from a device
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map file if it is specified and can be opened. If not found, try to
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create it based on the guessed information.
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* NetBSD support in the grub shell is improved.
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* A simple checker for the format of a Multiboot kernel, ``mbchk'', is
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added.
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* The command "find" searches for a filename in all devices and print
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the list of the devices which contain the file.
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* The command "map" maps a drive to another drive so that we can
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chain-load some foolish operating systems (such as DOS) even if such
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an operating system resides at a non-first drive.
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* The command "setkey" maps a key to another.
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* The GRUB manual is rewritten, and now consists of three parts and
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appendices.
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* The command "ioprobe" detects what I/O ports are used for a BIOS
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drive.
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* OpenBSD support in the grub shell is improved.
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* The command "install" can now patch a Stage 2 with a different
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filename from "/boot/grub/menu.lst" even if a Stage 1.5 is used.
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* New program, ``grub-install''.
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* The command "blocklist" prints the blocklist notation of a file.
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* The command "chainloader" now accepts an option "--force", which is
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required if you want to chain-load a boot loader defective in the
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signature, such as SCO Unixware 7.1.
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* The netboot support is heavily rewritten, based on Etherboot-4.4.3.
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Most of the device drivers are stolen from it, so we now have many
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network drivers. See netboot/README.netboot for more details.
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* Now configure accepts the option `--disable-lba-support-bitmap-check'
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to ignore an incorrect LBA support bitmap returned by a buggy BIOS. If
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you are sure that your BIOS does support LBA mode but GRUB doesn't
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work in LBA mode, recompile GRUB with this option specified. You can
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check if GRUB accesses a drive in LBA mode by the command "geometry".
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* New commands "bootp", "dhcp" and "rarp" can be used to initialize a
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network device and get IP addresses from a network.
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* Long filename support in the FAT filesystem is added.
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* The command "cmp" compares each bytes in two files.
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New in 0.5.93 - 1999-10-30:
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* ELF format of FreeBSD kernel is supported.
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* Support the partition ids for NetBSD and OpenBSD.
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* Exit from the grub shell just by pushing the key `q' in the menu.
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* New options for configure can disable some functions in Stage 2. See
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the output from `configure --help' for more information.
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* FAT32 support is added.
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* Minix fs support is added.
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* New commands "hide" and "unhide".
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* The character `=' after a command is not necessary any longer, but it
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is supported for backward compatibility.
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* The command "help" displays helpful information about builtin
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commands.
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* The command "geometry" displays the information of a drive specified
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and set the geometry to arbitrary C/H/S values if the optional
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arguments are used.
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* The command "configfile" loads a configuration file interactively.
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* The command "device" assigns a BIOS drive to an arbitrary filename in
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the grub shell.
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* The option `--no-floppy' force the grub shell to assume that there is
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no floppy, and the option `--probe-second-floppy' enables the probe of
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the second floppy drive.
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* Integrated the netboot support in the Dresden version of GRUB.
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* FreeBSD support in the grub shell is improved.
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* Killing (C-u and C-k), yanking (C-y) and manipulating the history
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(C-p and C-n) are supported.
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* The address argument for the command "install" is now optional.
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* Better completion support.
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* The command "cat" displays the contents of a file.
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New in 0.5.92 - 1999-07-26:
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* Bug fixes (i.e. Stage 1.5 can work fine again).
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* The /sbin/grub stage2 simulator now works at least on GNU/Linux, and
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uses the Linux HDIO_GETGEO ioctl to determine hard disk geometry.
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* TAB not only lists filenames, but also completes a filename when the
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filename is unique.
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* Password is not echoed back, put an asterisk for each of input
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characters.
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* stage2_debug is removed, and the debugging features are added into
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stage2.
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* Color menu support.
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* New command "quit".
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* The man page for /sbin/grub.
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* All documents become Texinfo.
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* Linux video mode selection is supported.
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* The new Stage 1 `stage1_lba' supports LBA addressing mode.
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New in 0.5.91 - 1999-03-14, Gordon Matzigkeit:
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* LBA and preliminary AWARD BIOS disk extension support.
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* Started docs/grub.texi.
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* /sbin/grub GUI now works (but it doesn't yet access disks properly).
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Run `configure --enable-sbin-grub' to build this program in the grub
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subdirectory.
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New in 0.5.90 - 1999-03-01, Gordon Matzigkeit:
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* Bug fixes.
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* GRUB understands symlinks on ext2fs (but still not ffs).
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* Many source code and build cleanups to comply with GNU standards.
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New in 0.5 - 1998-08-20, Erich Boleyn:
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* Improved error messages in the stage1 to be strings (easier to read
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than the previous case of single characters), and removed any
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display in the case of no error (less confusing).
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* New document describing error conditions and messages.
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* Improved configure/build process.
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* Made the early bootup interrupt-safe. Wasn't doing cli/sti when
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necessary sometimes.
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* GRUB now shuts off the floppy before transferring control to any
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other programs/modules/loaders. (chain-loading doesn't matter here,
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just loading 32-bit modules/kernels)
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* Fixed a few stupid bugs, including a several in the ext2fs code.
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* Linux boot format support extended from just "zImage" to include
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"bzImage" and initial ramdisk (also called "initrd") support for
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both. "initrd" support is untested, but the critical parts were
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taken from a supplied patch and seem OK.
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* Several new command features. See the command-listing for details.
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New in 0.4 - 1998-03-19, Erich Boleyn:
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* GRUB now correctly points ES:SI at a partition descriptor when
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chain-loading.
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* Many minor bugs fixed (some in the build scripts).
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* Intel MPS 1.4 config/check code is totally new, and the "syscmd="
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command is completely removed. Check command-listing for details.
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Version 0.4-pre, Erich Boleyn:
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* Reorganized docs, moved most "NOTE" items to a FAQ (with new entries
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as well).
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* Now supports automatic decompression of any files loaded via the
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GRUB stage2 filesystem code. Simply compress the file using GNU
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gzip normally, then when loading, the GRUB internals will see the
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contents in the decompressed state... i.e. all GRUB functions
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operate normally as if it is the uncompressed file. An extra
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version of the "module" loading function has been added which
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disables this functionality if desired (in all the other cases, not
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decompressing doesn't make sense).
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* Changed device strings used in filesystem code to more logical
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format. Added "relative" disk and partition capability, see
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command-listing and filesystem syntax description for details.
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* "install=" command vastly improved. Also moved to non-debug area.
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Check command-listing and install documentation for details.
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* Added several new commands: "rootnoverify=", "uppermem=", and a new
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debug command "displaymem". Check command-listing for details.
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* Added versioning numbers (and subsequently broke compatibility with
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some of the previous code, so GRUB should be re-installed!).
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* Added unattended booting support via new "fallback=" command.
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* During debug probe of SMP configuration table compatible with Intel
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MPS 1.4 standard, GRUB now checks for a pointer in the EBDA.
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* Using a "default=" entry greater than 11 caused the UI to do funny
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things (it didn't pre-scroll the list to the appropriate place).
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* Reading files on FAT floppies had yet more problems related by many
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users of version 0.3 6/17/96. Again, all known problems fixed.
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* "Extended" partitions now work (still cannot make an extended
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partition active with "makeactive" command).
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* The build environment is greatly simplified, now using an
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autoconf-like "configure" script.
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New in 0.3-19960617 - 1996-06-17, Erich Boleyn:
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* Yet more documentation improvements.
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* Known bugs in floppy operation fixed (12-bit FAT didn't work for
|
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most cases, and inserting other floppies didn't flush the filesystem
|
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cache).
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* NASTY uninitialized pointer bug causing "raw" floppy operation to
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crash on several PCs is now fixed. This seems to have been the root
|
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cause of all of the compatibility problems that have currently been
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observed.
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|
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* debug-mode command added to automate most difficult step of
|
||||
installation for common cases (new install method #4).
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|
||||
* Testing "mini-debugger" now merged with command-line when "DEBUG"
|
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defined in compile (no SYSDEBUG option anymore). See description of
|
||||
commands in the command-line for details.
|
||||
|
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New in 0.3-19960602 - 1996-06-02, Erich Boleyn:
|
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|
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* Completed initial licenses.
|
||||
|
||||
* Initial filesystem documentation written.
|
||||
|
||||
* Block-list and FAT filesystems now work as documented (in
|
||||
particular, for the blocklist filesystem, shortcuts like "+1" for
|
||||
"0+1,512" now work correctly).
|
||||
|
||||
* Fixed several problems (old and new) in the various filesystems (for
|
||||
example, the ext2fs filesystem code is now much faster, as it caches
|
||||
some mapping blocks where it didn't at all before). Filesystem
|
||||
semantics are much more uniform as well (symbolic links and reading
|
||||
a directory as a file now return errors where it would silently fail
|
||||
before).
|
||||
|
||||
* "makeactive" now works for standard PC partitions on hard disks (not
|
||||
extended partitions... so any PC partition number above 3 will give
|
||||
a "no such partition" error). If a BSD sub-partition is is used, it
|
||||
will ignore it, and only use the primary PC partition number.
|
||||
|
||||
New in 0.3-19960520 - 1996-05-20, Erich Boleyn:
|
||||
|
||||
* Updated instructions (though still very sparse).
|
||||
|
||||
* New floppy probe (works much like the Linux floppy boot probe)
|
||||
attempts to find the size of a floppy in a drive. Might still need
|
||||
work! Please try on various floppy drives with various media!
|
||||
|
||||
* New floppy handler will claim a non-existent drive if the floppy
|
||||
disk isn't present in the drive. (for example, it won't be on the
|
||||
list of installed drives unless a floppy is present)
|
||||
|
||||
* Stage1 now compatible with both a hard disk MBR and the DOS BIOS
|
||||
parameter block (see "install/README" for more details on how this
|
||||
can be used).
|
||||
|
||||
* Block-list filesystem partially works, as described in the file
|
||||
"NOTES". Loading an a.out or elf kernel won't work with it, but all
|
||||
other filetypes pretty much should. (certainly chain-loading works
|
||||
OK)
|
||||
|
||||
NOTE: you must use the full format "0+1,512" for just he first
|
||||
block... no parameters can be implicit in this version.. THis is
|
||||
being fixed too.
|
||||
|
||||
* Linux ext2 filesystem works. (it's very slow for big files, but
|
||||
this is being fixed)
|
||||
|
||||
* Linux boot type now supported. Use a standard piggybacked image as
|
||||
with LILO. Put in hack to support >64MB via GRUB placing the RAM
|
||||
size as the first item on the command-line automatically. Must pass
|
||||
root partition on command-line using normal Linux syntax... if not,
|
||||
it uses it's builtin root partition.
|
||||
|
||||
* Supports chain-loading. For details, see "COMMANDS" and the
|
||||
examples directory. (was able to boot DOS and Windows NT on my test
|
||||
box). NOTE that the "root partition" must be set to work right.
|
||||
"makeactive" is currently a no-op.
|
||||
|
||||
* Several weird bugs fixed. One important note: If you recompile, it
|
||||
will warn about a clash with builtin "strcmp". This is normal...
|
||||
do NOT remove the strcmp definition, as then GCC will possibly put
|
||||
inline code from it's own builtin function in some places. (my
|
||||
strcmp has slightly different functionality, hence the problem)
|
||||
|
||||
* Mini-debugger is currently broken.
|
||||
|
||||
New in 0.2 - 1996-04-12, Erich Boleyn:
|
||||
|
||||
* Completely new menu-based UI. See "COMMANDS" and the examples
|
||||
directory for details. NOTE that the argument to a command must be
|
||||
preceded by a space between it and the '=', in both the config file
|
||||
and the command-line. This will be fixed.
|
||||
|
||||
New in 0.1 - 1996-03-31, Erich Boleyn:
|
||||
|
||||
* Newer version of Multiboot Standard (version 0.6) supported.
|
||||
|
||||
* Autodetects kernel types. Supports Multiboot, FreeBSD, NetBSD
|
||||
(Linux isn't finished).
|
||||
|
||||
* Stage 1.5 works now. Default setup is now for working with a BSD
|
||||
FFS floppy loading "/grub/stage2" as the main bootloader.
|
||||
|
||||
* Filesystem support improved. It didn't work on many floppies before
|
||||
(problem with the partition-detection code).
|
||||
|
||||
* Memory probe now supports arbitrary amounts of RAM (some technical
|
||||
limitations exist, see Multiboot standard version 0.6 for details).
|
||||
|
||||
* A mini-debugger is included by default, activated by hitting '~' on
|
||||
the command-line (it might interfere with things, but it seems OK
|
||||
for my alpha-testing). The commands are in the function
|
||||
"enter_sysdebug" defined in "common.c". If you have an Intel MPS-
|
||||
compatible machine, there are extra commands enabled for SMP cpu
|
||||
testing. 'q' exits and goes back to what you were doing before.
|
||||
|
||||
New in 0.0-19960206 - 1996-02-06, Erich Boleyn:
|
||||
|
||||
* Newer version of Multiboot Standard (version 0.4) supported.
|
||||
|
||||
New in 0.0-19951210 - 1995-12-10, Erich Boleyn:
|
||||
|
||||
* You can now perform TAB-based completion listing of any valid
|
||||
partially completed disk/partition/file-name combination. Try it
|
||||
out to see what you like, examples are in the NOTES file under
|
||||
"Device completion".
|
||||
|
||||
* Fixed a bug causing the memory size routine to sometimes report
|
||||
ridiculous values.
|
||||
|
||||
* Fixed some documentation (what little there is :-/ and a few
|
||||
assembly bugs in the BIOS access routines that nobody reported yet,
|
||||
so I won't detail it here.
|
23
README
23
README
|
@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
|
|||
This is GNU GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader. GRUB is intended to
|
||||
provide important bootloader features that are missing from typical
|
||||
personal computer BIOSes:
|
||||
|
||||
- provides fully-featured command line and graphical interfaces
|
||||
- recognizes fdisk partitions and BSD disklabels
|
||||
- can dynamically read Linux ext2fs, ReiserFS, JFS and XFS, BSD ufs,
|
||||
MS-DOS FAT16 and FAT32, Minix fs, and VSTa fs filesystems, plus
|
||||
hardcoded blocklists
|
||||
- can boot Multiboot-compliant kernels (such as GNU Mach), as well
|
||||
as standard Linux and *BSD kernels
|
||||
|
||||
See the file NEWS for a description of recent changes to GRUB.
|
||||
|
||||
If you are interested in the network support, see the file
|
||||
README.netboot under the directory netboot.
|
||||
|
||||
See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install the
|
||||
GRUB data and program files. See the GRUB manual for details about
|
||||
using GRUB as your boot loader. Type "info grub" in the shell prompt.
|
||||
|
||||
Please visit the official web page of GNU GRUB, for more information.
|
||||
The URL is <http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub.html>.
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