Compiling error since rev 1850

On my build system ( Slackware 10, gcc: 3.3.4, autoconf: 2.61 ), ./configure will show checking build system type... configure: error: cannot guess build type; you must specify one when i specify the target with ../grub2/configure --target=i686-pc-elf it shows the last message again. So,

When the 'Fancy Menu' branch will be availble on the main thread?

contents - recover area - draw new contents. ( by using this, there is no need to switch a whole screen. ^_^ ) - can the VBE engine support 16 bits (5:6:5) mode? i've not familiar with grub2's video system, so, please help me out. Thanks! --- y.volta

Re: Can LUA e coming with future Grub2

. thank you! - y.volta ___ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel

Can LUA e coming with future Grub2

it? y.volta ___ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel

Re: Can LUA e coming with future Grub2

- 49,766. But the benifit of using Lua, i think, is for graphic menu. the gfxmenu uses a strange script engine, it is hard to learn for a common user; but the Lua, it is easy. ;-) So, it is good to have lua support in Grub2. -- Y.Volta

[Question] Why not load compressed kernel?

Hi, I'm trying to load a .gz multi-boot kernel file. but, I get 'invalid magic number'. and when i check the grub_rescue_cmd_linux (), it uses grub_file_open () not grub_gzfile_open (); So, my question, why not use the latter one for reducing the file size? Y.Volta

Re: [PATCH] romfs support for Grub2

thanks bean, for your suggestion. I'm not famliar with GNU coding, so, would you please show me some links to learn? especially the indent style. and, this patch is just a work-able one, so, i'd like to improve it. for the legancy romfs patch, you can get it from savannah:

Re: [PATCH] romfs support for Grub2

Thanks all. Let me check the coding style. ;-) y.volta ___ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel

Re: USB Support

Hi, Great work! BTW. Did you know there is an existing Grub2 USB project from coreboot? y.volta Lately I have been working on USB support for GRUB 2. It's not completely ready yet. The code was only tested on QEMu and supports UHCI, OHCI, USB Mass Storage and HID. Most likely

[PATCH] romfs support for Grub2

(only display a string, but can do kernal debug also ) y.volta rev_1813.romfs.patch Description: Binary data ___ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel

[PATCH] add pkzip support for gzio

to the output file. y.volta gzio.patch Description: Binary data ___ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel

Re: [PATCH] add pkzip support for gzio

i just conveniently make this kind of archive be supported in grub2 - since there is no other addtional work required. this is a little patch, so if there are mutli-files in this archive, we will failed to decompress it. As I know, there are many GUI tools(e.g. 7-Zip/Winrar/Winzip) can make the

Is romfs supported in Grub2

romfs is useful for me, so is there any existing mod or functions existed in current Grub2? if no, i'd like to add this mod to Grub2 from previous Grub0.97 patch. BTW. bean, did you have any plan to translate some grub4dos' functions to grub2 in recentlly? y.volta

Decompressing error on latest rev. of svn?

tried both lzo and lzma mode. (i noticed that, when using lzo mode, after call lzo1x_decompress, the eax = -8) i tried the rev.1699 in the same build evn, things are OK. is there something wrong i've made? any suggestion? y.volta

How to synchronize local svn with official svn?

the grub2 - SB ( i.e. svn://local/grub2 ), now, i can 'Relocate' LD's url to SB, and 'Update' LD to SB. here, i get a local svn copy, and can do anythings but the synchronization from SA. so, how to synchronize local svn with official svn? any suggestion? Y.Volta

Can grub2 support c++ module?

Hi, I just wondering, can grub2 support module coded with c++? Let's suppose we are trying to apply the fancy menu. ;-) If we can use the object oriented, the menu items, the pictures, the controls are all objects. The programming interface is easier for us. And, I know the XOSL used c++

why not support gzipped font file?

Hi, I noticed that, /font/manager.c:51: file = grub_file_open (filename); so, we can only use pure font file, this will need more than 1MB bytes for font file, and more time to load it into memory. well, how about change it to: file =

grub.cfg syntax highlight for UEStudio/UltraEdit32

Hi, all, I've made a 'Grub2 Menu' syntax hightlight for UEStudio/UltraEditor. it can hight the commands, index `functions' and `menuentry' in grub.cfg. Wish this will help your editing. ;-) see bellow: --- /L20Grub2 Menu