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Re: [PATCH] Explicitly build msdos partition support into EFI executable
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KESHAV P.R. |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] Explicitly build msdos partition support into EFI executables |
Date: |
Thu, 6 Jan 2011 19:57:51 +0530 |
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 22:15, Mario Limonciello
<address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Currently EFI executables don't include part_msdos or vfat support by
> default. This means that EFI executables can only be launched directly from
> ISO9660 filesystems. The attached patch explicitly adds part_msdos and vfat
> so that the rest of the GRUB files can be found on other devices, such as
> USB keys.
>
part_gpt should also be included (after all GPT is part of UEFI spec).
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Mario Limonciello
> Linux Engineer
> Dell | OS Engineering
>
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- Keshav