It has been a while since Grub2 as default bootloader in Milestone 2. Let me update (summary) some progress here during this time frame. Welcome if you have any suggestion. New features: * Loader option dialog will be available for customing Grub2/Grub2-EFI's config (/etc/default/bootloader). Most of these options are inherited from Grub1 and listed them below. My expectation is it would be next milestone, if the review get positive outcome (Steffen is reviewing the changes, it may take some time as the modificaiton is a bit much) activate: set the active flag of installed partition (not available for grub2-efi) generic_mbr: copy generic mbr boot code to mbr (not available for grub2-efi and not effect if installed to mbr) default: set default bootloader entry. Only available bootloader entries would be listed for selection. append: append kernel parameters to kernel. During install it will detect resume=* and will also inherit the parameters you specify during installation (like console= vga= ..) timeout: set boot menu time out hiddenmenu: check to hide the boot menu, uncheck to disable vgamode: kernel parameter vga=*, detected via vbe extension serial: check to enable serial console, uncheck to use text/gfx console serial_args: args pass to serial (like: "serial --unit=0 --speed=11520" ) TODOs * Graphical boot menu: Current plan is 1. list of all modes and use highest (from fbresolution or vbemode output) as default, for selection in options dialog 2. use background image (instead of grub2's theme), default to the path of opensuse background .. need to decide the path and the art work, or could we reuse any Polymouth image, Raymond ? For 1, the concern for me is that fbresoltuin make yast2 bootloader to depend on splash package and vbemode may not detect some special native mode (but we can reuse vgamode in yast for detecting the modes). * AutoYaST with Grub2 I am now testing this and did observe some issues, will file to BZ and discuss with Uwe. Bugs: Thanks for many people's participate and help in trouble-shooting, we got more grub2 issue reported than before. Summary them and status report here: = Open: [Bug 753889] grub2: Sorts "previous" kernel versions in wrong order [Bug 755137] /usr/bin/grub2-kbdcomp bash script requires missing application ckbcomp [Bug 751835] Gnome Live CD for Build 241 missing 2 GRUB2 files. (I am not sure it is fixed or not, if anybody knows please help to update) = Resolved (on my side, need reporter to close) on Milestone 3 [Bug 750897] grub2-install failed to install to extended partition [Bug 752939] grub2 loses console= and vga= settings [Bug 753229] multi-os booting is not work in grub2 on Milestone 4 (will be ..hopefully) [Bug 753246] grub2 /etc/default/grub will be overwritten if package updated/installed [Bug 755183] Grub2 will left stale kernel entry in it's config when update kernel [Bug 753442] Compiling and installing a new kernel fails and does not add it to the grub2 menu [Bug 754336] Serial console not set up for grub2 = Closed Milestone 3 [Bug 747919] grub2 os-prober fails when OSX partition is present Regards, Michael -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org