I copied grub for ntldr to c:\, and modified the relevant behavior in grldr (hd1,0)/grub/menu.lst----this is the grub menu in my Magic Linux. Grub for ntldr can read the menu, but cannot use the boot background picture set in grub.conf.
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Thank you for your bug report.
To be precise, this is not a bug, but rather that GRUB for DOS and GRUB for NTLDR do not support the background picture patch specially customized by REDHAT.
In fact, GRUB for DOS 0.2.0 can be officially released now. I used to not care about the appearance of GRUB for DOS, and it seems that the developers of GNU GRUB also don't care about its appearance, but are more concerned about things like stability, correctness, and security.
I haven't studied RedHat's patch, and I don't know if the redhat patch is safe. Since GNU GRUB 0.94 did not adopt the redhat background picture patch, I don't want to adopt it either. If someone is willing to adopt it, they can apply the REDHAT patch themselves. I don't have the energy to take care of this. The GRUB for DOS I provide should be regarded as a basic system, just like what GNU provides. Anyone can extend it as they like.
On the contrary, if I apply the REDHAT patch to GRUB for DOS, it will be troublesome for those who don't want the redhat patch.
Thank you again, Brother spitfirebay. Please continue to pay attention to GRUB for DOS and report possible bugs.
To be precise, this is not a bug, but rather that GRUB for DOS and GRUB for NTLDR do not support the background picture patch specially customized by REDHAT.
In fact, GRUB for DOS 0.2.0 can be officially released now. I used to not care about the appearance of GRUB for DOS, and it seems that the developers of GNU GRUB also don't care about its appearance, but are more concerned about things like stability, correctness, and security.
I haven't studied RedHat's patch, and I don't know if the redhat patch is safe. Since GNU GRUB 0.94 did not adopt the redhat background picture patch, I don't want to adopt it either. If someone is willing to adopt it, they can apply the REDHAT patch themselves. I don't have the energy to take care of this. The GRUB for DOS I provide should be regarded as a basic system, just like what GNU provides. Anyone can extend it as they like.
On the contrary, if I apply the REDHAT patch to GRUB for DOS, it will be troublesome for those who don't want the redhat patch.
Thank you again, Brother spitfirebay. Please continue to pay attention to GRUB for DOS and report possible bugs.
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Buddy: I tried patching in RedHat Linux before, and it should be relatively stable.
You said "If someone is willing to adopt, they can apply the patches for REDHAT themselves", but these operations are very complicated for most ordinary users (I've experienced the compile operation under Linux, which is much more troublesome than under DOS), and there needs to be a Linux system in the system. But I believe that at least 95% of the people in the forum don't have Linux in their systems and aren't very familiar with it, but only have DOS and Windows. Including myself, I don't have Linux in my current system, and there's no hard disk space to install it at present, so it's really difficult to do it myself.
So, I think it's better to include a GRUB for DOS with the XPM background patch and GRLDR in the official version 0.2.0 of GRUB for DOS, that is, both are put in, so that everyone can use it more conveniently and easily, and there are more choices, and there won't be the problem "If I apply the patches for REDHAT to GRUB for DOS, and for those who don't want the patches for redhat, it will be troublesome". Is this okay? Thank you!
You said "If someone is willing to adopt, they can apply the patches for REDHAT themselves", but these operations are very complicated for most ordinary users (I've experienced the compile operation under Linux, which is much more troublesome than under DOS), and there needs to be a Linux system in the system. But I believe that at least 95% of the people in the forum don't have Linux in their systems and aren't very familiar with it, but only have DOS and Windows. Including myself, I don't have Linux in my current system, and there's no hard disk space to install it at present, so it's really difficult to do it myself.
So, I think it's better to include a GRUB for DOS with the XPM background patch and GRLDR in the official version 0.2.0 of GRUB for DOS, that is, both are put in, so that everyone can use it more conveniently and easily, and there are more choices, and there won't be the problem "If I apply the patches for REDHAT to GRUB for DOS, and for those who don't want the patches for redhat, it will be troublesome". Is this okay? Thank you!
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Okay, it seems quite a few people are interested in this background image. I'll give it a try.
Is there anyone who can help find the latest GRUB source code for RH? I've never cared about this before and don't know where to download it. I usually use Mandrake, not RH, so I'm relatively unfamiliar.
Thanks.
Is there anyone who can help find the latest GRUB source code for RH? I've never cared about this before and don't know where to download it. I usually use Mandrake, not RH, so I'm relatively unfamiliar.
Thanks.
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Actually, the XPM patch is not exclusive to RedHat; some other systems' GRUB also have it.
Here are the detailed information and download links for the XPM patch:
http://ruslug.rutgers.edu/~mcgrof/grub-images/
Here are the detailed information and download links for the XPM patch:
http://ruslug.rutgers.edu/~mcgrof/grub-images/
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Okay, thank you everyone for your concern about this issue. Really appreciate it.
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Still, it's better to have a beautiful background.
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