[Patch #5] Let grub read geometry from boot sector

[nobody]

Patch #5 has been updated. 

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Category: None
Status: Deleted
Summary: Let grub read geometry from boot sector

Follow-Ups:

Date: 2001-Mar-30 12:02
By: jochen

Comment:
This patch adds an option "--force-bpb" to the commands install and setup.  
This option sets a flag in the boot sector to tell grub that it should read the 
geometry from this sector instead of asking the bios.
This patch is necessary for me to boot from Zip-Disks, but may have other uses 
as well.

Problems: Grub currently doesn't write a valid geometry, you have to do it 
yourself.  I use standard DOS format so if you can format the disk with mformat 
to do this.
This patch is not thoroughly tested.  If you use it let me know.

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Date: 2001-Sep-21 20:25
By: taral

Comment:
Unfortunately the patch is rather garbage here. Please upload an uncompressed 
version.
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Date: 2001-Sep-24 08:55
By: jochen

Comment:
I uploaded an uncompressed and updated patch.
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Date: 2002-May-27 17:17
By: okuji

Comment:
I delete this patch, because Thierry's new stage1 patch contains the same (or 
better) feature.
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