=================== BUG #505: LATEST MODIFICATIONS ==================
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=505&group_id=68

Changes by: Mark Meade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2002-Oct-14 15:53 (GMT)

------------------ Additional Follow-up Comments ----------------------------
Patch is based on Ilguiz Latypov's <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07-29 patch for DiskOnChip 
support, with the following changes:

a) Added a patch from Karim Yaghmour ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) that provides a way to bypass 
the DiskOnChip boot entirely, in case Grub is misconfigured or doesn't behave as 
planned. 

b) Added support for DiskOnChip devices formatted with newer versions (5.x) of the 
M-Sys DFORMAT utility. The Grub firmware may now be burned using the DFORMAT utility, 
possibly eliminating many problems that can occur when using doc_loadbios under Linux.

c) Backed out requirement for automake 1.6 from previous DiskOnChip patch.  This patch 
needs automake 1.5 and autoconf 2.53, like the main GRUB tree.

Instructions/HOWTO available at:
http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2002-October/006166.html

------------------ Additional Bug Attachment  ----------------------------
File name: grub-2002-10-08-doc.patch      Size:81 KB
Linux MTD DiskOnChip 2000/Millennium patch to the GRUB 2002-10-08 snapshot
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?group_id=68&amp;bug_id=505&amp;bug_file_id=107



=================== BUG #505: FULL BUG SNAPSHOT ===================


Submitted by: ilgiz                     Project: GNU GRUB                       
Submitted on: 2002-May-30 18:24
Category:  Booting                      Severity:  Major                        
Priority:  Later                        Bug Group:  Feature Request             
Resolution:  Later                      Assigned to:  okuji                     
Status:  Open                           Release:  0.92                          
Reproducibility:  None                  Planned Release:                        

Summary:  add possibility to boot off the DiskOnChip flash device

Original Submission:  This is a request to add a compile time configuration option that
would allow to store GRUB bootloader on DiskOnChip flash memory
device and boot off it.

The DiskOnChip flash device is usually available to the system 
via the 8 KiB I/O memory window (chip select mechanism?) and can
be detected by BIOS as an extension device.


Follow-up Comments
*******************

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Date: 2002-Oct-14 15:53             By: mmeade
Patch is based on Ilguiz Latypov's <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07-29 patch for DiskOnChip 
support, with the following changes:

a) Added a patch from Karim Yaghmour ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) that provides a way to bypass 
the DiskOnChip boot entirely, in case Grub is misconfigured or doesn't behave as 
planned. 

b) Added support for DiskOnChip devices formatted with newer versions (5.x) of the 
M-Sys DFORMAT utility. The Grub firmware may now be burned using the DFORMAT utility, 
possibly eliminating many problems that can occur when using doc_loadbios under Linux.

c) Backed out requirement for automake 1.6 from previous DiskOnChip patch.  This patch 
needs automake 1.5 and autoconf 2.53, like the main GRUB tree.

Instructions/HOWTO available at:
http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-mtd/2002-October/006166.html

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Date: 2002-Sep-11 16:00             By: hno
After testing the GRUB DOC patch I must say that I disagree on the fallback/last 
resort approach for searching for the menu. Personally I think this part of the patch 
does more damage than benefit.

What is needed is a tool to set the menu location, not to have GRUB try to guess where 
it should be.

Other than this having the DOC support in the standard GRUB tree would be great.

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Date: 2002-Aug-06 16:35             By: ilgiz
a) Apply Mark Meade's unification of DiskOnChip 2000 and 
DiskOnChip Millennium code.  Just as with stage2 or Linux 
MTD DiskOnChip driver,  the stage1 code will determine page 
size by looking at the manufacturer and chip ID numbers.

b) Read chip ID into the stage2 RAM area.

c) Add floppy drive BIOS access as a last resort when looking 
for /boot/grub/menu.lst.


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Date: 2002-Jul-26 14:40             By: dwmw2
Copyright assignment should now be complete.

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Date: 2002-Jun-22 01:45             By: ilgiz
* stage1/doc_stage1.S: Set data transfer direction flag.
Shuffle code to make room in the first 256 bytes.
* stage1/doc_stage1b.S: Shuffle code to make room in the first
256 bytes.
* stage1/doc_stage1.h: Assign 1 not an empty value to the macro
symbol.

* configure.in: Change AS, ASFLAGS to comply with new automake.
* Makefile.am: Likewise.
* stage2/Makefile.am: Likewise.

* README_DiskOnChip:  Add missing files when generating build files.


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Date: 2002-May-30 19:34             By: okuji
We are waiting for the copyright being assigned to the FSF.
I'm going to apply the patch, once the copyright problem is
resolved.

Okuji


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File Attachments
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Date: 2002-Oct-14 15:53  Name: grub-2002-10-08-doc.patch  Size: 81KB   By: mmeade
Linux MTD DiskOnChip 2000/Millennium patch to the GRUB 2002-10-08 snapshot
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?group_id=68&amp;bug_id=505&amp;bug_file_id=107

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Date: 2002-Aug-06 16:35  Name: grub-2002-07-29-doc.patch  Size: 83KB   By: ilgiz
Linux MTD DiskOnChip 2000/Millennium patch to the GRUB 2002-07-29 snapshot
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?group_id=68&amp;bug_id=505&amp;bug_file_id=67

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Date: 2002-Jun-22 01:45  Name: grub-2002-06-21-doc.patch  Size: 86KB   By: ilgiz
The updated Linux MTD DiskOnChip patch against the 2002-06-21 snapshot.
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?group_id=68&amp;bug_id=505&amp;bug_file_id=37

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Date: 2002-May-30 18:24  Name: grub-2002-05-30-doc.patch  Size: 81KB   By: ilgiz
The adjusted DiskOnChip patch to GRUB CVS tree as of 2002-05-30 originally written by 
David Woodhouse &lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]&gt;
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?group_id=68&amp;bug_id=505&amp;bug_file_id=18


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