Package: live-build Version: 5.0~a2-1 Reviewing the bootloader menu creation code, I have drawn up the following list of fixes and improvements needed. Some of these I have already reported and supplied patches for separately, but I'm listing them here again to provide a comprehensive set of issues.
Where applicable, I'll specify the bug number of the separate bug report either specifically for the issue, or where a patch has been previously supplied already as part of addressing something else. I intend to wrap this bug report up with one or more sets of commits to address them all. Broken boot capability issues: ----------------------------------- #1) grub2 broken, with missing file error on boot due to files being placed in the wrong directory (#775316). Kernel parameter issues: ----------------------------------- #2) [install entries] user supplied kernel params added in wrong position in grub/grub2 (#775143). #3) [install entries] 'quiet' (d-i?) param excluded from rescue entries instead of expert entries in grub2 (#775143). #4) [install entries] the '--' delimiter prior to the (d-i?) quiet kernel parameter is not output for grub/grub2 (#775143). #5) [install entries] the '--' delimiter needs to be replaced now with '---' (#775128). #6) [live entries] user supplied kernel params added in wrong position in grub/grub2 (less important than for installer entries) (#775143). #7) [live entries] normal user supplied params being added to fail-safe entry instead of fail-safe user params in grub/grub2. #8) [live entries] unnecessary replacement of fail-safe-installer user params placeholder in syslinux #9) depreciated video/graphics kernel parameters are being used. Menu entry set issues: ----------------------------------- #10) [install entries] speech synthesis option missing, affecting accessibility #11) [install entries] lots of install options not provided by syslinux menus #12) [live entries] too many entries added in grub/grub2 (redundant entries with kernel version specified) #13) memtest entry included in syslinux menus even if no memtest included #14) install entries included in syslinux menus even if no installer included Other issues: ----------------------------------- #15) [live entries] undocumented user failsafe params option #16) grub2 splash not being displayed #17) grub splash displayed, but horribly (can this be fixed?) #18) grub/grub2 do not rename kernel files unlike syslinux. syslinux does this for a technical reason, but it might be desirable to do across the board anyway. This needs further consideration. #19) consider switching grub/grub2 code to work more like syslinux, with pre-constructed pieces of the menus in files, from which the full menu can be constructed by including chunks from those files, and replacing placeholders. Also to be considered, particularly in respect to #18 and #19 are bug #757697 (support arch autodetection) and the best way to allow derivatives (e.g. Kali) to replace menu components such as labels and splash. As of this moment I have written patches for 11 of these issues, some of which have already been posted separately. More to follow soon. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
