Re: [Tails-dev] Erase memory: the GRUB way

Hi!

> On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 10:30:18AM +0000, Ague Mill wrote:
> > For the patch and some details, please see:
> > <https://tails.boum.org/bugs/sdmem_does_not_clear_all_memory/grub/>
> >
> > I have not tested it on bare metal, only qemu and bochs.
> >
> > The next step is to create a proper "standalone" GRUB image that can be
> > booted using kexec(). For reasons I don't yet understand, I have not
> > been able to do so.
>
> I have been able to create a standalone image. It even include our
> boot splash screen and a progress bar.
>
> I have not yet been able to find a way to load and execute such image
> with kexec. After several hours of struggling, I have asked help on
> grub-devel.
>
> This looks really really promising though.
>
Congratulations! I can't wait for a test branch inclueding it. Hope the
kexec issue will be solved soon. Any help required in the meantime?

Cheers


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