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* docs/grub.texi (Platform-specific limitations): Fix the columen video on emu. Mention arc and emu as the only platforms without serial support. * grub-core/Makefile.core.def (serial): Enable on all terminfomodule and ieee1275 platforms. * grub-core/term/efi/serial.c: New file. * grub-core/term/ieee1275/serial.c: Likewise. * grub-core/term/serial.c (grub_serial_find): Disable direct port specification if no ns8250 driver is available. (grub_cmd_serial): Likewise. (GRUB_MOD_INIT) [GRUB_MACHINE_IEEE1275]: Init ofserial. (GRUB_MOD_INIT) [GRUB_MACHINE_EFI]: Init efiserial. * include/grub/efi/api.h (GRUB_EFI_SERIAL_IO_GUID): New define. (grub_efi_parity_type_t): New type. (grub_efi_stop_bits_t): Likewise. (grub_efi_serial_io_interface): New struct. * include/grub/serial.h (grub_serial_port): Make 'broken' field available for all interfaces. Add EFI and IEEE1275 fields. (grub_ofserial_init): New proto. (grub_efiserial_init): Likeiwse. * util/grub.d/00_header.in: Don't check for the presence of serial module.
This is GRUB 2, the second version of the GRand Unified Bootloader. GRUB 2 is rewritten from scratch to make GNU GRUB cleaner, safer, more robust, more powerful, and more portable. See the file NEWS for a description of recent changes to GRUB 2. See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install the GRUB 2 data and program files. Please visit the official web page of GRUB 2, for more information. The URL is <http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub.html>. More extensive documentation is available in the Info manual, accessible using 'info grub' after building and installing GRUB 2. Please look at the GRUB Wiki <http://grub.enbug.org> for testing procedures. There are a number of important user-visible differences from the first version of GRUB, now known as GRUB Legacy. For a summary, please see: info grub Introduction 'Changes from GRUB Legacy'