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gnu-efi-0.9 released

Linux-ia64 Stephane Eranian 2 participants 2 messages Aug 8, 2000

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Hi,

I have just released the new 0.9 version of the gnu-efi package.

This version includes:
- a fix to the loader script to get binaries to work correctly (command not found problem).

- a new version of LILO (the bootoader) with:
- initial ramdisk support (original ELI code from Red Hat)
- updated ACPI patches from NEC
- lots of code cleanups
- possibility to exit right before jumping into kernel code

Please try it out and let me know if you have problems. To get the initrd support to work you will need to wait until David releases a new kernel patch which fixes some alignment issues.

The new package is available from HPLabs ftp site at:

	ftp://ftp.hpl.hp.com/pub/linux-ia64/gnu-efi-0.9.tar.gz

(PS: if you are having trouble getting to this site, let me know and I'll send it to you directly).

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To get the initrd support to work ...

Kernels >= 2.4.0-test6-pre3 need the latest version of mkinitrd, the module directory structure changed. modutils 2.3.14 would be a good idea for 2.4.0-test6 kernels.