I included the normal and configfile modules in grub-mkimage and still
system does not recognize "if"
On Aug 13, 2013 9:15 AM, "Andrey Borzenkov" <arvidj...@gmail.com> wrote:

> В Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:33:28 -0700
> Binh Minh <binhminhmatt...@gmail.com> пишет:
>
> > It is a security feature requires my implementation to ask for the user's
> > input and compare the input before we process information in grub.cfg.
>  It
> > is proprietary so I can't discuss more than that.  If I include modules
> > echo, sleep, read during grub-mkimage, I was able to have those commands
> in
> > myconfig.cfg, and this works before normal.mod is loaded.  But how come
> > "if" statement is unknown?  The grub documentation on this web site
> >
> http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Embedded-configuration.htmlhas
> > an example showing using "if" statement is possible.  What kind of
> > built-in script parser is used when processing the "config file" that was
> > linked into core.img?
> >
>
> normal.mod. Quoting documentation:
>
> To do this, include the `configfile' and `normal' modules in the core
> image,
>
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 2:39 AM, Andrey Borzenkov <arvidj...@gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Binh Minh <binhminhmatt...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > I am trying to read in a user's input, compare the user's input to
> X.  If
> > > > the user's input matches X, proceed to load normal.mod; otherwise
> loop
> > > back
> > > > to get user's input.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > And why you cannot do it after normal.mod is loaded?
> > >
> > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 7:39 PM, Andrey Borzenkov <
> arvidj...@gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> В Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:39:24 -0700
> > > >> Binh Minh <binhminhmatt...@gmail.com> пишет:
> > > >>
> > > >> > My computer has grub installed. During booting before normal.mod
> is
> > > >> > loaded,
> > > >> > I need to be able to run if and while commands in my config file
> which
> > > >> > has
> > > >> > been linked into core.img (using grub-mkimage -c myconfig.confg).
> In
> > > >> > myconfig.config, I have an if statement and I kept getting
> "unknown
> > > >> > command
> > > >> > if" during booting.  I saw an example in
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > >
> http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Embedded-configuration.htmland
> > > >> > looks like I just need to include search, test, and normal
> modules.
> > > >> > Am
> > > >> > I missing something?  Thanks
> > > >>
> > > >> It is not possible. Those commands are provide by normal.mod. The
> only
> > > >> purpose of core.img is normally to load normal.mod.
> > > >>
> > > >> What are you trying to do?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
>
>
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