I didn't try them. You mean grub 1.x or an older version of grub 2? Cheers, BogDan.
vin., 15 sept. 2023, 00:38 Randy Goldenberg <[email protected]> a scris: > Are older versions of grub not small enough? > > On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 1:09 PM BogDan Vatra <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello there, >> >> I'm trying to port grub to an ancient computer, an altos 386 series 1000 >> [0] (nope is not using 80386 anymore, I upgraded it to 486 (using an 80486 >> DLC + an 387 DX/DLC). >> I managed to port the basics using the excellent porting guide from here >> [1], but the results were a bit disappointing. >> The problem is that altos memory is very limited (12MB total). Grub needs >> to fit in 64KB, but right has over 67KB. >> Are there any tricks to make it smaller ? I'd like to have it under 48KB >> if >> possible. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Cheers, >> BogDan. >> >> [0] >> >> http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/altos/386/Altos-386_Series_1000_Brochure_Nov88.pdf >> [1] >> https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub-dev/grub-dev.html#Porting >> >
