URL:
<http://gna.org/task/?4856>
Summary: Submission of GRUB for DOS
Project: Gna! Administration
Submitted by: bean123
Submitted on: Wednesday 02/28/2007 at 17:16
Status: None
Approval Status: None
Should Start On: Wednesday 02/28/2007 at 00:00
Should be Finished on: Saturday 03/10/2007 at 00:00
Category: Project Approval
Priority: 5 - Normal
Privacy: Public
Assigned to: None
Open/Closed: Open
Discussion Lock: Any
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Details:
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This project account will remain inactive until a site admin approves or
discards the registration.
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accessible only to site administrators, effectively *logged as site
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* Group Administration
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= Registration Details =
* Name: *GRUB for DOS*
* System Name: *grub4dos*
* Type: Programs
* License: GNU General Public License V2 or later
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==== Description: ====
GRUB for DOS is an extension of GNU GRUB. It has the following improvement
over the original GNU GRUB project.
First of all, GRUB for DOS has a flexible boot loader. Unlike GNU GRUB which
relies on three stages of files to boot, GRUB for DOS uses a much better
solution. The main function of GRUB is placed in a single file grldr, while
the boot loader is placed in another file grldr.mbr, which can be installed
to MBR or partition boot sector. At startup, boot code in grldr.mbr will
dynamically scan the root directory of every local partition for grldr, and
load the first one found. Using this scheme, the location of boot file is no
longer fixed, users can move it across partition boundary without causing
booting problems.
Secondly, GRUB for DOS can be loaded in multiple ways. GRUB for DOS runtime
image comes in two forms. One is grldr, which can be loaded by MBR/partition
boot sector and the Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista boot manager. It can also
act as the eltorito boot file for bootable CDROM. The other is grub.exe,
which is a hybrid executable that can be launched from linux console and DOS
prompt.
Thirdly, GRUB for DOS extends the function of GNU GRUB. The most significant
enhancement is the map command. In GRUB for DOS, the map command can be used
to create virtual harddisks and floppies from image files. These virtual
devices can be accessed even after DOS starts.
There are other useful features of GRUB for DOS which are not present in GNU
GRUB, such as ATAPI CDROM driver, Chinese support, and so on.
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