Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:18:34 +0200 From: "Niki Denev" <nike_d@cytexbg.com> To: "John Baldwin" <jhb@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libstand Makefile src/sbin/gpt Makefile add.c boot.c gpt.8 gpt.c gpt.h show.c src/sys/boot/i386 Makefile src/sys/boot/i386/gptboot Makefile gptboot.c gptldr.S src/sys/boot/i386/libi386 biosdisk.c devicename.c ... Message-ID: <2e77fc10801291618r5ca9d23ah362e483d286b2df2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200801241942.m0OJgH5J000300@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200801241942.m0OJgH5J000300@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Jan 24, 2008 9:42 PM, John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> wrote:
> jhb 2008-01-24 19:42:17 UTC
>
> FreeBSD src repository
>
> Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_7)
> lib/libstand Makefile
> sbin/gpt Makefile add.c gpt.8 gpt.c gpt.h show.c
> sys/boot/i386 Makefile
> sys/boot/i386/libi386 biosdisk.c devicename.c
> sys/boot/pc98/libpc98 biosdisk.c
> sys/geom/part g_part.c g_part.h g_part_gpt.c
> sys/sys gpt.h
> Added files: (Branch: RELENG_7)
> sbin/gpt boot.c
> sys/boot/i386/gptboot Makefile gptboot.c gptldr.S
> sys/boot/i386/pmbr Makefile pmbr.s
> Log:
> MFC: Add support for booting from GPT-labeled disks from the BIOS. This
> includes /boot/pmbr, /boot/gptboot, and 'gpt boot'.
Thanks! Works perfectly here!
I believe only this little patch is needed for gpt to behave as
advertised in the manual page.
( to be able to "add" gpt partitions of type "boot" )
--- sbin/gpt/gpt.c.orig 2008-01-30 02:05:44.000000000 +0200
+++ sbin/gpt/gpt.c 2008-01-30 02:07:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@
return (0);
switch (*s) {
+ case 'b':
+ if (strcmp(s, "boot") == 0) {
+ uuid_t boot = GPT_ENT_TYPE_FREEBSD_BOOT;
+ *uuid = boot;
+ return (0);
+ }
case 'e':
if (strcmp(s, "efi") == 0) {
uuid_t efi = GPT_ENT_TYPE_EFI;
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