From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1MlT4z-0000pZ-Bi for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:43:45 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MlT4w-0000m6-QK for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:43:42 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MlT4r-0000dd-L8 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:43:42 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=44694 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MlT4r-0000d2-A2 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:43:37 -0400 Received: from sca-es-mail-1.sun.com ([192.18.43.132]:46062) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MlT4q-0007fL-Ql for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:43:37 -0400 Received: from fe-sfbay-09.sun.com ([192.18.43.129]) by sca-es-mail-1.sun.com (8.13.7+Sun/8.12.9) with ESMTP id n89JhM2J009422 for ; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:43:34 -0700 (PDT) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Boundary_(ID_TGEMj72isMEe33XNWA8n5w)" Received: from conversion-daemon.fe-sfbay-09.sun.com by fe-sfbay-09.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.04 64bit (built Jul 2 2009)) id <0KPP00900YBCAY00@fe-sfbay-09.sun.com> for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:43:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kasha ([unknown] [10.1.48.74]) by fe-sfbay-09.sun.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.04 64bit (built Jul 2 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0KPP001E7YS9LP00@fe-sfbay-09.sun.com> for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:43:21 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:40:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Seth Goldberg In-reply-to: Sender: Seth.Goldberg@Sun.COM X-X-Sender: sethg@"bergsoft.West.Sun.COM." To: The development of GRUB 2 Message-id: References: <4AA7B690.20909@gmail.com> <1252505468.2998.16.camel@fz.local> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (GSO 1167 2008-08-23) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) Subject: Re: PXEgrub development on grub2 X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:43:43 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --Boundary_(ID_TGEMj72isMEe33XNWA8n5w) Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by sca-es-mail-1.sun.com id n89JhM2J009422 Quoting Michal Suchanek, who wrote the following on Wed, 9 Sep 2009: > HEllo > > 2009/9/9 Felix Zielcke : >> Am Mittwoch, den 09.09.2009, 17:07 +0300 schrieb Lars Nooden: >>> I see that all new work is on Grub2. =C2=A0What timeline is there for >>> bringing the pxegrub functionality forward to grub2 from legacy grub? >>> >>> Regards >>> -Lars >>> >> >> I don't know what pxegrub can do, but GRUB 2 has PXE support: >> http://grub.enbug.org/PXEBOOT >> > > This would suffice for reading config and/or default from tftp so the > boot selection can be changed remotely on systems that have PXE. > > Is it possible to do something similar on systems that do not have PXE > (ie systems without PXE BIOS or Apple EFI)? Have you looked at gPXE? http://etherboot.org/wiki/index.php --S --Boundary_(ID_TGEMj72isMEe33XNWA8n5w)--