Re: PXE+EFI: Show progress during loading kernel and initrd

[Andrei Borzenkov]

В Thu, 23 Apr 2015 01:08:39 +0000
WangMike <address@hidden> пишет:

> If I add "insmod progress" before all "menuentry", nothing happen.
> If I add "insmod progress" inside of "menuentry", but before 
> linuxefi/initrdefi command, it reports "file not found"
> 

I suspect that you are using signed EFI image that only has limited
set of modules included. Is secure boot required in your case?

> 
> ----------------------------------------
> > Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:44:42 +0300
> > From: address@hidden
> > To: address@hidden
> > CC: address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: PXE+EFI: Show progress during loading kernel and initrd
> >
> > В Wed, 22 Apr 2015 11:24:02 +0300
> > Andrei Borzenkov <address@hidden> пишет:
> >
> >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 9:34 AM, WangMike <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>> "insmod progress" does not work for me.
> >>>
> >>
> >> What do you mean? Command "insmod progress" fails or it works but no
> >> progress is displayed?
> >
> > I just tested and it displays progress and speed when loading file over
> > network; at least large enough file. Progress feedback may probably be
> > improved but it definitely works.
> >
> > So you will need to provide a bit more information beyond "does not
> > work" for someone to be able to help.
> >
> >>
> >>>
> >>> ----------------------------------------
> >>>> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 07:20:50 +0300
> >>>> From: address@hidden
> >>>> To: address@hidden
> >>>> CC: address@hidden
> >>>> Subject: Re: PXE+EFI: Show progress during loading kernel and initrd
> >>>>
> >>>> В Wed, 22 Apr 2015 07:04:40 +0300
> >>>> Andrei Borzenkov <address@hidden> пишет:
> >>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I had used pxe boot of syslinux. It can print a line of dot during 
> >>>>>> loading kernel/initrd. That's a good idea to represent loading 
> >>>>>> progress.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Have I missed anything that can help me get similar function in grub 
> >>>>>> pxe boot?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> There is some support for file read progress in grub but it does not
> >>>>> always work and I'm not sure if it works for network at all.
> >>>>
> >>>> Try
> >>>>
> >>>> insmod progress
> >>>>
> >>>> before loading files.
> >>>
> >
>