Fw: I've Coded a New GRUB Function - What Do I Do Next?

[Steve Burtchin]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Burtchin" <address@hidden>
To: "adrian15" <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: I've Coded a New GRUB Function - What Do I Do Next?


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "adrian15" <address@hidden>
> To: "sburtchin" <address@hidden>
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:14 AM
> Subject: Re: I've Coded a New GRUB Function - What Do I Do Next?
>
>
> > sburtchin wrote:
> > > I have created a new GRUB command line function (eptedit) and written
a
> patch
> > > to an existing GRUB function (partnew).  What's the next step?  How do
I
> get
> > > these compiled and linked so I can start using them?  What do I need
to
> do
> > > to get these into the official GRUB distribution?
> > >
> > > The new code can be found in the following threads on this forum:
> > >
> > > How To Write Extended Partition Tables from GRUB?
> > >
> > > "partnew" Command Writes Wrong Ending Cylinder in MPT
> > >
> > > Please help me with the details so I can start using my new functions.
> > > Thank you!
> >
> > Humm...
> >
> >  From the source code folder root type make
> >
> > This should give you some files on stage2/ which are:
> > stage2, stage1, stage1_5_e2fs
> >
> > and
> >
> > then you can install grub with these files manually to test it.
> > I think it is explained on grub faq. It consists on copying the files on
> > a /boot/grub/ folder and issuing root and setup commands so that they
> > get installed.
> >
> > Do not hesitate to ask me for more details.
> OK - that's what I need to patch code to an existing function, but if I
want
> to create an entirely new function, there seems to be changes required in
a
> lot of places.  Details are in the thread "How To Write Extended Partition
> Tables from GRUB?".  That's where I really don't know how it all works
> together - (ie. to create a new function).
>
> >
> > You might be interested on Super Grub Disk source code that automatises
> > the compilation for the creation of a cdrom or a floppy and once you see
> > it works on a cdrom... you build the final stage2 and stage1_5 for hard
> > disks.
> I will read up on that.
>
> >
> > adrian15
>