GRUB Legacy

GRUB Legacy is not actively developed any longer. Only bugfixes will be made so that we can continue using GRUB Legacy until GRUB 2 becomes stable enough. If you want more features in GRUB, it is a waste of time to work on GRUB Legacy, because we never accept any new feature. Instead, it is better to take part in the development of GRUB 2.

GRUB Legacy follows these requirements below:

Compliant with the Multiboot Specification
Basic functions are easy for an end-user to use.
Rich functionality for OS experts/designers.
Compatibility for booting FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and GNU/Linux. Proprietary OS's such as Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP, and OS/2 are supported via a chain-loading function.

In addition to the requirements above, GNU GRUB Legacy has the following features:

Support multiple executable formats.
Support non-Multiboot OS's.
Load multiple modules.
Support a human-readable configuration file.
Menu interface.
Flexible command-line interface.
Support multiple filesystem types.
Support automatic decompression.
Access data on any installed device.
Geometry translation independent.
Detect all installed RAM.
Support Logical Block Address (LBA) mode.
Download OS images from a network.
Support diskless systems.
Support remote terminals.

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Updated: $Date: 2006/06/04 17:04:46 $ $Author: okuji $