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Bootloader installation and configuration
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Bootloader installation and configuration
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include/bootloader/routines/i386.ycp
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Functions for i386 architecture
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<ul>
<li> Jiri Srain <jsrain@suse.cz></li>
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<p>This module has an unstable interface.</p>
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<h1>Global Functions</h1>
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<a href="#AddFirmwareToBootloader">AddFirmwareToBootloader (string disk)</a>
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<a href="#KeepMBR">KeepMBR (string disk)</a>
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<a href="#PostUpdateMBR">PostUpdateMBR ()</a>
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<a href="#ThinkPadMBR">ThinkPadMBR (string disk)</a>
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<a href="#i386LocationProposal">i386LocationProposal ()</a>
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<a href="#i386Summary">i386Summary ()</a>
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<h1>Local Variables</h1>
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<a href="#_keep_mbr">_keep_mbr</a>
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<a href="#_old_mbr">_old_mbr</a>
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<a href="#_old_mbr_disk">_old_mbr_disk</a>
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<a href="#_old_thinkpad_disk">_old_thinkpad_disk</a>
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<a href="#_thinkpad_mbr">_thinkpad_mbr</a>
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<a href="#thinkpad_seq">thinkpad_seq</a>
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<h1>Local Functions</h1>
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<a href="#GetMBRContents">GetMBRContents (string disk)</a>
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<span class="sig" id="_old_mbr_disk">local
<b>_old_mbr_disk
<span class="a"> -> </span>
<span class="t">string</span>
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The last disk that was checked for the sequence</p>
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<span class="sig" id="_old_mbr">local
<b>_old_mbr
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<span class="t">string</span>
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Contents of the last read MBR</p>
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<span class="sig" id="_thinkpad_mbr">local
<b>_thinkpad_mbr
<span class="a"> -> </span>
<span class="t">boolean</span>
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Does MBR contain special thinkpadd stuff?</p>
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<span class="sig" id="_old_thinkpad_disk">local
<b>_old_thinkpad_disk
<span class="a"> -> </span>
<span class="t">string</span>
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The last disk that was checked for the sequence</p>
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<span class="sig" id="_keep_mbr">local
<b>_keep_mbr
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<span class="t">boolean</span>
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Keep the MBR contents?</p>
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<span class="sig" id="thinkpad_seq">local
<b>thinkpad_seq
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<span class="t">string</span>
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Sequence specific for IBM ThinkPad laptops, see bug 86762</p>
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<span class="sig" id="GetMBRContents">local
<b>GetMBRContents (string disk)
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<span class="t">string</span>
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Get the contents of the MBR of a disk</p>
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<span class="p">disk</span>
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<td class="descbox">string the disk to be checked</td>
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<b>Return value:</b>
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<td class="descbox">strign the contents of the MBR of the disk in hexa form</td>
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<span class="sig" id="ThinkPadMBR">global
<b>ThinkPadMBR (string disk)
<span class="a"> -> </span>
<span class="t">boolean</span>
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Does MBR of the disk contain special IBM ThinkPad stuff?</p>
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<b>Parameters:</b>
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<span class="p">disk</span>
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<td class="descbox">string the disk to be checked</td>
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<b>Return value:</b>
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<span class="t" />
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<td class="descbox">true if it is MBR</td>
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<span class="sig" id="KeepMBR">global
<b>KeepMBR (string disk)
<span class="a"> -> </span>
<span class="t">boolean</span>
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Keep the MBR contents on the specified disk? Check whether the contents
should be kept because ot contains vendor-specific data</p>
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<b>Parameters:</b>
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<span class="p">disk</span>
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<td class="descbox">string the disk to be checked</td>
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<b>Return value:</b>
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<span class="t" />
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<td class="descbox">true to keep the contents</td>
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<span class="sig" id="AddFirmwareToBootloader">global
<b>AddFirmwareToBootloader (string disk)
<span class="a"> -> </span>
<span class="t">boolean</span>
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Add the partition holding firmware to bootloader?</p>
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<b>Parameters:</b>
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<span class="p">disk</span>
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<td class="descbox">string the disk to be checked</td>
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<b>Return value:</b>
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<td class="descbox">true if firmware partition is to be added</td>
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<span class="sig" id="i386Summary">global
<b>i386Summary ()
<span class="a"> -> </span>
<span class="t">list<string></span>
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Display bootloader summary</p>
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<b>Return value:</b>
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<td class="descbox">a list of summary lines</td>
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<span class="sig" id="i386LocationProposal">global
<b>i386LocationProposal ()
<span class="a"> -> </span>
<span class="t">void</span>
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Propose the boot loader location for i386 (and similar) platform</p>
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<span class="sig" id="PostUpdateMBR">global
<b>PostUpdateMBR ()
<span class="a"> -> </span>
<span class="t">boolean</span>
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Do updates of MBR after the bootloader is installed</p>
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<b>Return value:</b>
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<td class="descbox">true on success</td>
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