[Bug 1001254] New: "i386 PC Hardware Setup" is out of date

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           Summary: "i386 PC Hardware Setup" is out of date
           Product: eCos
           Version: 3.0
          Platform: pc (i386 PC target)
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: low
         Component: User's Guide
        AssignedTo: unassigned@bugs.ecos.sourceware.org
        ReportedBy: stephen@centtech.com
                CC: ecos-bugs@ecos.sourceware.org
             Class: Advice Request


The documentation under "I386 PC Hardware Setup" in the
eCos User's Guide is out of date.  For example, the grub
information is obsolete since the release of Grub 2.0.

I would like to update this information and add a USB key
boot section.  The floppy method is probably not an
option for most people these days.

Here's my original email:

Thanks,

Stephen

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Hello,

    I've spent a very frustrating two days trying to
get redboot onto a usb drive.  Fortunately, I having it working
now.  It seems to me that a lot of this time could have
been avoided if the "i386 PC Hardware Setup" section in the
"eCos User Guide" was updated.  It is seriously out of date.

    For example, one of the steps for Floppy Disk Support
is to mount the drive with the following command:

 mount -f -b //./a: /dev/fd0

    The "-b" is no longer supported.  It has been changed
to "-o binary".  So, things like this need to be updated.
More importantly, the GRUB section needs to updated for the
GRUB 2 configuration file "grub.cfg" instead of "menu.lst".
This assumes that most distributions of linux are shipping with
GRUB 2 now.  Cygwin comes with GRUB2.

    I would be interested in updating the
"i386 PC Hardware Setup" section if given the chance.  Here's
a quick run down of my steps to install grub on a usb drive.


Thanks,

Stephen


CYGWIN
======

1) format drive using Windows Explorer

2) mount -f -o binary //./a: /dev/fd0

3) cat /proc/partitions

# find your install drive

major minor  #blocks  name

    8     0 156290904 sda
    8     1    102400 sda1
    8     2 156185600 sda2
    8    16   2008064 sdb
    8    17   2000061 sdb1


4) grub-install --root-directory=/cygdrive/e /dev/sdb
5) cd /cygdrive/e/boot/grub
6) vi grub.cfg

---------------------------------

# Timeout for menu
set timeout=10

# Set default boot entry as Entry 0
set default=0

# Entry 0 - redboot
menuentry "redboot from hd0,1" {
    set root=(hd0,1)
    multiboot /boot/redboot.elf
}

---------------------------------

7) cp redboot.elf /cygdrive/e/boot

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