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authorFrancis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>2015-05-11 17:27:28 (EDT)
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<h1 id="updating_grub">Updating GRUB</h1>
<p>
- TODO: write this section
+ $ <b>rm -rf grub/</b><br/>
+ $ <b>git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/grub.git</b>
+ $ <b>cd grub/</b>
+ $ <b>git log</b>
</p>
<p>
- <a href="#pagetop">Back to top of page</a>.
+ Open the file <i>resources/scripts/helpers/download/grub</i> and
+ replace the commit ID on the line that performs <i>git reset --hard</i>
+ with the commit ID of the GRUB revision that you just downloaded.
</p>
-
- </div>
-
- <div class="section">
-
- <h1 id="newpatch_grub">Add/remove/modify patches in GRUB</h1>
-
+
<p>
- TODO: write this section
+ $ <b>cd ../</b><br/>
+ $ <b>./download grub</b>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ If it fails because of merge conflicts, you'll need to re-base
+ or (as appropriate) remove the offending patch(es) in
+ <i>resources/scripts/helpers/download/grub</i>.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Finally, verify that it will build:<br/>
+ $ <b>./build module grub</b>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Since GRUB is the payload in libreboot, you should also
+ build the ROM images and test them, with this different
+ GRUB version that you have prepared.
</p>
<p>