Re: d-i with GRUB
On 28/07/06, Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com> wrote:
Hi!
Hello!
I've made a proof-of-concept d-i build with grub as the CD loader:
http://aybabtu.com/rmh/d-i_with_grub.iso
cool
Pros:
- boot screen not shown at all unless requested with ESC (avoids confusing
newbie users).
- options are presented in a menu with long, self-descriptive option titles
- any of the boot params can be modified with user-friendly line editor
- additional option, "Boot from harddisk", that chainloads into MBR (currently
not possible).
- access to GRUB console by pressing "c", which enables advanced users to
browse filesystems, probe partitions, etc.
Cons:
- no pretty splash image (this could be compensated with Linux bootsplash
support, though).
Why? Grub supports splash images. Any reason not to use that (except
the size of the initrd?)
- no context function-key help.
You could fix that with a nice splash image ;-)
What do you think? Would you like a patch?
Probably is good to have that in BTS, even if is postponed until
etch+1, so I would say yes. Later updates you might do can be sent to
the existing bug.
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Regards,
EddyP
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