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Colin Watson
2d5d0333d6 * docs/grub.texi (default): Use @example rather than nested 
itemized lists to avoid breaking gendocs.
 2011-03-30 11:46:36 +01:00
Colin Watson
3d7ed04e92 * docs/grub.texi (Future): Update. 2011-03-30 11:34:52 +01:00
abf042006e * docs/grub.texi (Environment): New chapter. 
(Changes from GRUB Legacy): Link to "Environment block" section for
details of limitations.
(Simple configuration): Likewise.  Link to documentation of gfxmode
and gfxpayload variables from GRUB_GFXMODE and GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD
respectively.
(Shell-like scripting): Note that normal variables are stored in the
environment.
(gettext): Link to documentation of lang and locale_dir.
(list_env): New section.
(load_env): New section.
(save_env): New section.
(Reporting bugs): Fix typo.
 2011-03-30 11:31:33 +01:00
Colin Watson
421284f299 * docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Update GRUB_GFXMODE 
documentation.
 2011-03-30 10:19:08 +01:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
e1ad0edd11 * docs/grub.texi: Correctly use "terminal_input" and not "terminal" in 
the example.
 2011-03-30 09:35:35 +02:00
Colin Watson
2a2da1d030 * docs/grub.texi (Menu-specific commands): Remove some semantics 
that were true in GRUB Legacy but not in GRUB 2.
(submenu): New section.
(false): New section.
(read): New section.
(true): New section.
 2011-03-30 03:49:22 +01:00
Colin Watson
a752763906 * docs/grub.texi (Changes from GRUB Legacy): Minor proofreading. 2011-03-30 03:26:11 +01:00
Colin Watson
e30af0297d * docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Explain some of the 
current limitations of grub-mkconfig.
 2011-03-30 03:20:09 +01:00
Colin Watson
5c650f4c8e * docs/grub.texi (loopback): New section. 2011-03-29 18:08:23 +01:00
Colin Watson
994b826432 * docs/grub.texi (BIOS installation): New section, partly based on 
previous text in other sections.
(Installing GRUB using grub-install): Replace BIOS discussion with a
cross-reference.
(Images): Likewise.
 2011-03-29 14:32:38 +01:00
Colin Watson
83a3c48d37 * docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Tidy up formatting. 2011-03-09 17:35:16 +00:00
Colin Watson
97286eb547 * docs/grub.texi (Kernel): Add reference to grub-mkrescue. 
(Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM): Likewise.
(Invoking grub-mkrescue): New section.
Reported by: Yann Dirson.  Fixes Debian bug #612585.
 2011-02-09 12:14:10 +00:00
Colin Watson
800f188183 * docs/grub.texi (Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM): Update to describe 
grub-mkrescue.
 2011-01-28 17:01:28 +00:00
Colin Watson
81431e2b02 * docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Document 
GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES.
 2011-01-22 01:11:56 +00:00
Szymon Janc
64d1f0412b * docs/grub.texi (Support automatic decompression): Update with xz 
decompression support.
 2011-01-07 22:42:02 +01:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
406a552051 Add plan9 to OS support table 2010-12-27 10:43:04 +01:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
b28fd807eb freedos support 2010-12-26 00:38:20 +01:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
130da6a745 * docs/grub.texi (Changes from GRUB Legacy): Note when save_env is 
unavailable.
	(Simple configuration): Refer to Changes from GRUB Legacy about
	save_env availability.
 2010-11-14 16:25:28 +01:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
7625a68ebb * docs/grub.texi (menu): Correct the order. 
Reported by: D. Hugh Redelmeier.
 2010-11-13 15:56:23 +01:00
Colin Watson
0cbcdf0e6f * docs/grub.texi (Installing GRUB using grub-install): Proofread. 
(Supported kernels): Likewise.
 2010-10-22 14:17:33 +01:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
d82df574cd * docs/grub.texi (GNU/Linux): Document APM unavailability with 
32-bit linux protocol.
 2010-10-17 02:08:08 +02:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
5b0276902e * docs/grub.texi (Installation): Document buggy BIOS install. 2010-10-17 00:46:39 +02:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
ba5f65cfa1 * docs/grub.texi (Installation): Indent. 2010-10-17 00:38:57 +02:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
27d9ee3253 * docs/grub.texi (Installation): Document embedding zone. Remove 
obsolete grub-install example.
 2010-10-16 23:38:30 +02:00
Robert Millan
219b35646a 2010-10-12 Robert Millan <rmh@gnu.org> 
* util/grub-mkconfig.in: Merge `GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_RECOVERY' and
	`GRUB_DISABLE_NETBSD_RECOVERY' into a single `GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY'
	variable.  All references updated.
	
	* util/grub.d/10_kfreebsd.in: Support recovery boot entries.
 2010-10-12 14:47:04 +02:00
Colin Watson
61c874c51c * .bzrignore: Add grub-core/gnulib/sys, widthspec.bin, and 
widthspec.h.
* docs/grub.texi (Shell-like scripting): Document `!'.
(Network): Simplify using new i386-pc-pxe format.  Mention
grub-mknetdir.
* NEWS: Update.
 2010-09-20 14:03:47 +01:00
Colin Watson
e5bfc130a4 * docs/grub.texi (serial): Remove obsolete comment about GRUB 
needing to be compiled with serial support.
(ls): Indicate that multiple files are accepted.
* grub-core/commands/ls.c (GRUB_MOD_INIT): Update help text to
indicate that multiple files are accepted.
 2010-09-16 14:13:48 +01:00
bvk.groups@gmail.com
4d69c7863b * docs/grub.texi (Shell-like scripting): Fix @dots to @dots{}. 2010-09-07 11:00:37 +05:30
bvk.groups@gmail.com
40294df243 merge with mainline 2010-09-07 09:35:57 +05:30
bvk.groups@gmail.com
e175e78d4a documentation for some grub-script features 2010-09-07 09:33:29 +05:30
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
d7e06c1f0b * docs/grub.texi (Theme file format): Document new position format. 2010-09-05 20:33:03 +02:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
fc157e539c * docs/grub.texi (Theme file format): Replace Box_slice_names.png with 
a table. Use @code instead of @verbatim.
 2010-09-05 20:17:34 +02:00
Colin D Bennett
506e9a1ce0 Gfxmenu documentation. 
* docs/grub.texi (Theme file format): New chapter.
 2010-09-05 20:04:10 +02:00
Colin Watson
da2891f962 * docs/grub.texi: Add myself as an author. 2010-09-01 10:29:30 +01:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
b4c1aae0f1 * docs/grub.texi (Network): Fix reference to pxe_blksize. 2010-08-30 01:56:35 +02:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
a30f510eac newreloc documentation upgrade 2010-08-29 02:29:14 +02:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
5dc598851f Document newreloc 2010-08-29 00:21:16 +02:00
Samuel Thibault
b40ea81bc7 2010-08-21 Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> 
* docs/grub.texi (GNU/Hurd): Document booting GNU/Hurd.
 2010-08-21 01:36:02 +02:00
Colin Watson
63c734a63e * commands/i386/pc/sendkey.c (keysym_table): Rename "numlock" to 
"numcenter" (I misunderstood the purpose of this entry).
* docs/grub.texi (sendkey): Likewise.
 2010-08-20 00:15:23 +01:00
Colin Watson
c4d1654256 * commands/i386/pc/sendkey.c (options): Remove "keep" from all 
status flag options; simply omitting the option is equivalent and
simpler.  Rename "wait" to "pause".  Rename "sysreq" to "sysrq".
(keysym_table): Rename "num5numlock" to "numlock".
(grub_cmd_sendkey): Reinitialise `andmask' and `ormask', so that we
can uniformly say that only the last of multiple `sendkey'
invocations has any effect.
* docs/grub.texi (sendkey): New section.
 2010-08-20 00:05:14 +01:00
Colin Watson
2cfb45df5e * docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Document GRUB_CMDLINE_XEN 
and GRUB_CMDLINE_XEN_DEFAULT.  Recommend setting
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=text rather than unsetting it in order to
disable gfxpayload.
(Shell-like scripting): Add real content.
(Serial terminal): Suggest `terminal_input serial; terminal_output
serial' rather than putting the two commands on separate lines,
since console input will be inoperative after the first command.
(menuentry): Document --class, --users, and --hotkey options.
(terminfo): Describe what `visually-ordered UTF-8' means (thanks,
Vladimir Serbinenko).
 2010-08-01 11:25:09 -05:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
64a638b0d9 * docs/grub.texi (Naming convention): Document new naming convention. 2010-07-20 20:22:52 +02:00
Colin Watson
e75056f162 * docs/grub.texi (Features): Update list of supported file systems. 
(GNU/Linux): Update for GRUB 2.
(Serial terminal): Remove mention of --disable-serial, which was a
GRUB Legacy configure option.  Update instructions to use
`terminal_input' and `terminal_output' rather than `terminal'.
(Vendor power-on keys): Copy-edit.  Add cross-references to `Simple
configuration' and `Installing GRUB using grub-install'.
(Menu entry editor): Update for GRUB 2.
(terminfo): Add vt100-color, ieee1275, and dumb terminal types.
Document new -a, -u, and -v options.
(initrd): New section.
(initrd16): New section.
(linux): New section.
(linux16): New section.
(search): The `var' argument to `--set' is optional.
(GRUB only offers a rescue shell): Go into a little more detail on
drive ordering.
 2010-07-05 11:08:04 +01:00
Colin Watson
e3c8cd3719 * docs/grub.texi (Changes from GRUB Legacy): New section. 
(Future): Fix typo.
 2010-07-02 12:13:48 +01:00
Robert Millan
dccaf99d10 2010-06-29 Robert Millan <rmh@gnu.org> 
* docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Document ${GRUB_BADRAM}.
	(Command-line and menu entry commands): Document `badram' command.
 2010-06-29 00:48:53 +02:00
Colin Watson
20bc84a6ff * docs/grub.texi (Device map): New section. 
(Themes): New section (stub).
* Makefile.in (docs/grub.info): The info documentation now builds
without errors.  Make sure it stays that way.
 2010-06-28 12:02:39 +01:00
Colin Watson
bca58c7bb6 * docs/grub.texi (Embedded configuration): New section (replacing 
old "Preset Menu" stub).
(Images): New section.
(configfile): Note that any menu entries defined in `file' are shown
immediately.
 2010-06-28 11:32:50 +01:00
Colin Watson
bbe346529e * commands/cat.c (options): New variable. 
(grub_cmd_cat): Parse options.  If the --dos option is given, print
DOS-style "\r\n" line endings as simple newlines (Debian bug
#586358).
(GRUB_MOD_INIT): Use extcmd.
(GRUB_MOD_FINI): Likewise.
* docs/grub.texi (cat): Document --dos.
 2010-06-28 08:51:46 +01:00
Colin Watson
d803460357 * docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Explain that 
GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_RECOVERY and GRUB_DISABLE_NETBSD_RECOVERY must be
set to `true' to disable their respective recovery entries, not
merely set.
 2010-06-26 10:50:39 +01:00
Colin Watson
e803a2b793 merge mainline 2010-06-17 16:14:08 +01:00
Colin Watson
e4311a9f0f * util/grub-mkconfig.in: Stop setting GRUB_VIDEO_BACKEND. Make it 
available as a user override instead.  Replace the gfxterm backend
check with a check that ${GRUB_PREFIX}/video.lst is non-empty.
* util/grub.d/00_header.in (load_video): New generated function.
Call it before loading gfxterm rather than loading
${GRUB_VIDEO_BACKEND}.
* util/grub.d/10_linux.in (linux_entry): Call load_video.
* util/grub.d/30_os-prober.in (osx_entry): Likewise.
* docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Document
GRUB_VIDEO_BACKEND.
 2010-06-17 16:01:17 +01:00
Colin Watson
b5309cc1b2 * docs/grub.texi (Commands): Document reduced command set in rescue 
mode.
(cpuid): New section.
 2010-06-13 13:17:23 +01:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
6289c3a715 * docs/grub.texi (Vendor power-on button): Add Asus EeePC 1005PE as 
reported by Henrique Ferreiro.
 2010-06-09 22:24:12 +02:00
Colin Watson
d39f3dec5f * docs/grub.texi (History): Expand to cover GRUB 2. 
(Serial terminal): Refer to `terminal_input' and `terminal_output'
commands, not `terminal'.
(serial): Likewise.
(terminal_input): New section.
(terminal_output): New section.
(uppermem): New section (stub).
(Obtaining and Building GRUB): Refer to Bazaar, not Subversion.
 2010-06-08 10:29:25 +01:00
Colin Watson
6ef0ddb476 * docs/grub.texi (Security): Menu entries are unrestricted by 
default, not restricted to superusers as I had previously thought.
Reword to account for this.
 2010-06-08 10:18:53 +01:00
Colin Watson
da90820083 * docs/grub.texi (Naming convention): Use GRUB 2 syntax. 
(File name syntax): Likewise.
(help): --all is no longer supported in GRUB 2.  Be more precise
about pattern matching.
 2010-06-07 22:18:00 +01:00
Colin Watson
ee75515e69 * docs/grub.texi (Network): New section. 
(Device syntax): The network device is called `(pxe)' in GRUB 2, not
`(nd)' as in GRUB Legacy.
(pxe_unload): New section.
 2010-06-07 21:26:30 +01:00
Colin Watson
a6a700aa52 * docs/grub.texi (Troubleshooting): `echo' is not usually available 
in the rescue shell, so recommend using `set' instead.  Thanks,
Jordan Uggla.
 2010-06-07 21:10:29 +01:00
Colin Watson
4003dd38df * docs/grub.texi (Filesystem): Refer to search' instead of find'. 
(password): New section.
(password_pbkdf2): New section.
(search): New section.
(Security): New section.
(Troubleshooting): New section, currently very incomplete.
(Invoking grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2): New section.
(Internals): New section, currently very incomplete.
 2010-06-07 14:32:12 +01:00
Colin Watson
0819fec8a1 * docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Fix copy-and-paste typo. 
Thanks to Jordan Uggla for spotting this.
 2010-06-02 22:48:13 +01:00
Colin Watson
ca0afd5bab * docs/grub.texi (SCO UnixWare): Remove, at Vladimir's request and 
per the GNU Coding Standards; this is now too obscure to be worth
documenting.
(QNX): Likewise.
(chainloader): Remove cross-reference to `SCO UnixWare'.
 2010-06-02 13:11:33 +01:00
Colin Watson
1c41aa7883 * docs/grub.texi (Chain-loading): New section. 
(DOS/Windows): New section, borrowed from GRUB Legacy with details
adjusted for GRUB 2.
(SCO UnixWare): Likewise.
(QNX): Likewise.
(chainloader): Add reference to `Block list syntax'.
(drivemap): New section.
(parttool): New section.
 2010-06-02 12:47:11 +01:00
Colin Watson
bb8ea0f5c3 * docs/grub.texi (GNU GRUB manual): Remove reference to `Invoking 
the grub shell'.
(Installation): Add reference to `Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM'.
(Installing GRUB using grub-install): Remove reference to the grub
shell; mention `grub-mkimage' and `grub-setup' instead.
(Invoking grub-install): Likewise.
(Interface): Add reference to `Menu entry editor'.
(serial): Remove `--device' option.
 2010-06-02 11:26:28 +01:00
Colin Watson
288dd6ed3d * docs/grub.texi (Configuration): New section, documenting 
configuration file generation using grub-mkconfig.  I've left a slot
for documenting the full shell scripting format but have not yet
started on writing that up.
(Invoking grub-mkconfig): New section.
 2010-06-02 11:14:02 +01:00
Colin Watson
34c9f0e949 * docs/grub.texi (direntry): Remove grub-terminfo reference. 
(GNU GRUB manual): Likewise.
(General commands): Update description of `terminfo' for GRUB 2.
 2010-06-02 02:50:04 +01:00
Colin Watson
9121567e16 * commands/gptsync.c (grub_cmd_gptsync): Fix typos. 
(GRUB_MOD_INIT): Fix capitalisation.
* docs/grub.texi (Command-line and menu entry commands): Document
gettext and gptsync commands.
 2010-06-02 02:37:55 +01:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
f24f430030 cmostest support. 
* commands/i386/cmostest.c: New file.
	* conf/i386-coreboot.rmk (pkglib_MODULES): Add cmostest.mod.
	(cmostest_mod_SOURCES): New variable.
	(cmostest_mod_CFLAGS): Likewise.
	(cmostest_mod_LDFLAGS): Likewise.
	* conf/i386-pc.rmk: Likewise.
	* docs/grub.texi (Vendor power-on keys): New section.
	* util/grub-mkconfig.in: export GRUB_DEFAULT_BUTTON,
	GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_BUTTON, GRUB_TIMEOUT_BUTTON
	and GRUB_BUTTON_CMOS_ADDRESS.
	* util/grub.d/00_header.in: Handle powering-on by separate button.
 2010-05-23 14:16:17 +02:00
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
76e6d0d767 Add default/grub support 2010-05-23 14:11:11 +02:00
Samuel Thibault
bb06ba0892 * docs/grub.texi (play): Document that zero pitches produce rests. 2010-04-28 22:59:27 +02:00
Samuel Thibault
6fa7cfce65 2010-02-14 Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> 
* commands/i386/pc/play.c (GRUB_MOD_INIT(play)): Fix help.
	* docs/grub.texi (Command-line and menu entry commands): Document play
	command.
 2010-02-14 18:36:26 +01:00
cjwatson
cb8a2c382e 2009-09-26 Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com> 
* docs/grub.texi (Command-line and menu entry commands): Document
	date and echo commands.
 2009-09-25 23:43:46 +00:00
cjwatson
f091064493 2009-09-02  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com> 
* docs/grub.texi (Naming convention): Describe one-based partition
	numbering.
	(Device syntax): Likewise.
	(File name syntax): Likewise.
	(Block list syntax): Likewise.
	(Making a GRUB bootable CD-ROM): Talk about grub.cfg rather than
	menu.lst.
	(File name syntax): Likewise.
	(Command-line and menu entry commands): Document acpi, blocklist,
	crc, export, insmod, keystatus, ls, set, and unset commands.
 2009-09-02 09:29:58 +00:00
robertmh
892a3d9805 2009-08-07 Robert Millan <rmh.grub@aybabtu.com> 
* docs/grub.texi: Major overhaul.  Remove all sections that are
        specific to GRUB Legacy, or mostly composed of Legacy-specific
        information.
 2009-08-07 17:18:12 +00:00
robertmh
126d662892 2009-08-07 Robert Millan <rmh.grub@aybabtu.com> 
* docs/grub.texi: Update CVS information to SVN.
        Replace outdated "GRUB 2 will include" phrase with "GRUB 2 includes".
 2009-08-07 16:51:13 +00:00
fzielcke
b39f9d20a9 remove all trailing whitespace 2009-06-10 21:04:23 +00:00
okuji
87a95d1fb3 2008-03-01 Yoshinori K. Okuji <okuji@enbug.org> 
* DISTLIST: Added docs/fdl.texi, docs/grub.texi, docs/mdate-sh and
    texinfo.tex.

    * docs/grub.texi: New file. Copied from GRUB Legacy, and slightly
    modified.

    * docs/fdl.texi: New file.

    * docs/mdate-sh: New file. Copied from gnulib.
    * docs/texinfo.tex: Likewise.

    * config.guess: Updated from gnulib.
    * install-sh: Likewise.
 2008-03-01 17:27:51 +00:00