address@hidden: Bug#141048: grub: patch for new GNU/Hurd boot method]

[Jason Thomas]

a debian user has pointed out what seems like and error in the example
menu.lst can someone confirm this?

if so I'll commit the changes.

thanks.

----- Forwarded message from Robert Millan <address@hidden> -----

> Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 14:44:32 +0200
> From: Robert Millan <address@hidden>
> To: Debian Bug Tracking System <address@hidden>
> Subject: Bug#141048: grub: patch for new GNU/Hurd boot method
> 
> Package: grub
> Severity: normal
> Tags: patch
> 
> Hi Jason!
> 
> Default menu.lst file is using an obsolete boot method,
> which should be replaced by the lines described in the
> install guide:
> 
> http://web.walfield.org/papers/hurd-installation-guide/english/hurd-install-guide.html#SEC5
> 
> Patch follows:
> 
> --- grub-0.91.old/docs/menu.lst Sat Feb 26 09:48:49 2000
> +++ grub-0.91/docs/menu.lst     Wed Apr  3 14:40:06 2002
> @@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
>  # For booting the GNU Hurd
>  title  GNU/Hurd
>  root   (hd0,0)
> -kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=hd0s1
> -module /boot/serverboot.gz
> +kernel /boot/gnumach.gz root=device:hd0s1
> +module /hurd/ext2fs.static --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-command-line}  
> --host-priv-port=${host-port} --device-master-port=${device-port} 
> --exec-server-task=${exec-task} -T typed ${root} $(task-create) $(task-resume)
> +module /lib/ld.so.1 /hurd/exec $(exec-task=task-create)
>   # For booting Linux
>  title  GNU/Linux
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- 
> ------------------------------------------
> Robert Millan   Debian GNU/* user
>                 http://khazad.dyndns.org/
> ------------------------------------------
> 

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