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fix a bug in freebsd boot, reformat TODO.

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okuji 1999-10-05 16:58:36 +00:00
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BUGS
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@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Known problems/bugs:
- 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
interface, the upper memory displayed there still says the amount
set by the user instead of being reset to the default by the escape.

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ChangeLog
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@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
1999-10-04 Pavel Roskin <pavel_roskin@geocities.com>
* stage2/freebsd.h (struct bootinfo): New member, bi_bios_dev.
* stage2/boot.c (bsd_boot): Set BI.BI_BIOS_DEV to SAVED_DRIVE.
1999-10-04 OKUJI Yoshinori <okuji@kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
From Pavel Roskin:

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TODO
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Change partition syntax to correspond with BSD ``slice'' syntax
(`(hd0,1a)' -> `/dev/hd0s2a').
-*- Mode: Outline -*-
Add a partition naming syntax that means ``the first partition of this
type''. We need this for clean Hurd install floppies.
Before working on anything in this file, it's very important that you
make contact with the core GRUB developers. Things herein might be
slightly out of date or otherwise not easy to understand at first
glance. So write to <bug-grub@gnu.org> first.
Add a real scripting language, possibly retaining backward
Priorities:
Reported bugs generally have top priority.
Non-reported and non-encountered bugs (things we know don't work,
but don't really impede things) have lower priority.
Things in this file are ranked with one to three !; the more, the
higher priority.
* Support partition syntax to correspond with BSD ``slice'' syntax
(`(hd0,1a)' -> `/dev/hd0s2a'). !
? Add a partition naming syntax that means ``the first partition of
this type''. We need this for clean Hurd install floppies.
* Add a real scripting language, possibly retaining backward
compatibility so that old config files can be used.
Add internationalization support, emulating gettext as much as is
* Add internationalization support, emulating gettext as much as is
feasible.
Add bootable CDROM support (this probably means we have to support
ISO-9660 plus maybe even the Rock Ridge extensions... ugh).
Make symbolic links work for BSD FFS.
Fix keyboard/gateA20 bug (???? at least look at the code). The
* Make symbolic links work for BSD FFS. !
* Fix keyboard/gateA20 bug (???? at least look at the code). The
keyboard status bits may be checked wrong.
Add indirect block support to the BSD FFS filesystem code, so files
larger than 16MB can be read.
??? Add command for modifying partition types.
Add OpenBSD support. The recent versions cannot be loaded.
Fix-up FreeBSD, NetBSD (and OpenBSD ?) command-line boot parameters
Add a new installation command, such as `setup', which should be easier
to use and more automatic than the command `install'.
Add keyboard layout configuration support.
Clean up and enhance the manuals, especially concept indexes.
Add more filesystems support (XFS, NTFS, etc.)
Add remote console support (serial, parallel and net).
* Add indirect block support to the BSD FFS filesystem code, so files
larger than 16MB can be read. !
? Add command for modifying partition types.
* Add OpenBSD support. The recent versions cannot be loaded. !!!
* Fix-up FreeBSD, NetBSD (and OpenBSD ?) command-line boot
parameters. !!
* Add a new installation command, such as `setup', which should be
easier to use and more automatic than the command `install'. !!!
* Add keyboard layout configuration support. !
* Clean up and enhance the manuals, especially concept indexes. !!!
* Add more filesystems support (XFS, NTFS, etc.)
* Add remote console support (serial, parallel and net).
* Add RAID support.
* Complete the netboot support. !
* Support CHS and LBA in a single Stage 1. !!
* Add automatic configuration support.

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stage2/boot.c
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@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ bsd_boot (kernel_t type, int bootdev, char *arg)
bi.bi_size = sizeof (struct bootinfo);
bi.bi_memsizes_valid = 1;
bi.bi_bios_dev = saved_drive;
bi.bi_basemem = mbi.mem_lower;
bi.bi_extmem = mbi.mem_upper;

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stage2/freebsd.h
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@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ struct bootinfo
unsigned long bi_bios_geom[N_BIOS_GEOM];
unsigned int bi_size;
unsigned char bi_memsizes_valid;
unsigned char bi_pad[3];
unsigned char bi_bios_dev;
unsigned char bi_pad[2];
unsigned long bi_basemem;
unsigned long bi_extmem;
unsigned long bi_symtab;