Version 0.7.1.7 December 28, 2015
Refreshed all GNU Grub modules to the latest level (2.02 beta 2-29).
This fixes the recently discovered bug in GNU Grub that allows Grub password
security to be bypassed by pressing the backspace key 28 times.
Please see the following article:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-hack-any-linux-machine-just-using-backspace
Note that this bypass requires physical access to the machine.
When Grub2Win is run on an EFI system, the program will refresh your EFI partition modules to the latest Grub2Win level 109.
The GUI now displays the level of the Grub2Win EFI modules currently installed.
Minor revisons to the help files.
Removed the redundant PDF user manual. The Grub2Win help file will be used instead.
Version 0.7.1.6 December 23, 2015
Minor revisions to the GUI and help files.
Version 0.7.1.5 December 22, 2015
Grub2Win now gives you the option to enter your own custom code, instead of having the program automatically generate it for you.
Other minor revisions to the GUI and help files.
Version 0.7.1.4 December 18, 2015
The Grub2Win windows will no longer be set to be topmost on the display.
Other minor revisions to the GUI and help files.
Version 0.7.1.3 December 17, 2015
Minor revisions to the GUI and help files.
Version 0.7.1.2 December 16, 2015
The install is now done via a "setup" program that creates the base directory and files.
It also preserves the settings and backup files from previous releases of Grub2Win if they are already installed.
Revisions to the help file and documentation.
Version 0.7.0.1 December 12, 2015
Users can now enter their own freeform Grub commands for a menu entry. This is done by selecting OS type "custom" when adding or modifying an entry.
Your custom code will be stored as a function at the end of the grub.cfg file.
The menu entry can be placed in any position on the Grub boot menu and will call the function.
The function is placed at the end of the file to lessen the likelihood that a user syntax error in the code will cause Grub to become unbootable.
Icon files have now all been converted from BMP to PNG format for better compatibility.
The C:\grub2\winsource\diag.bat file has been revised to collection additional diagnostic information about the machine's disk configuration.
Revisions to the help file and documentation.
Version 0.6.3.3 November 30, 2015
Modified the logic of the Windows automatic templates for grub.cfg to search for a wider range of boot addresses on BIOS machines.
Fine tuned the GUI routines of the Firmware, Menu and OS Edit screens for smoother operation.
Minor changes to the Help file doc.
Version 0.6.3.2 November 25, 2015
Set a graphic card minimum requirement of 800x600. This was done to prevent errors in screen displays which can cause corruption of displayed text.
Version 0.6.3.1 November 21, 2015
Fixed a bug in the C:\grub2\winsource\basic.cfg script.
Many thanks to Ed P for pointing out this error.
Version 0.6.3.0 November 19, 2015
On EFI systems, you can now place the grub2 directory on the root of any partition that Windows can read (NTFS or FAT). It can also be placed on USB drives.
Examples:
C:\grub2 ** The usual Windows boot partition **
D:\grub2 ** A second Windows NTFS partition **
N:\grub2 ** A USB drive partition formatted FAT32 **
Note that at boot time, grub will search for it's directory and will use the first partition where it is found. To avoid confusion, you should only have a single grub2 directory.
Grub2Win will request an update of the grub2win modules on your EFI partition. They were updated to accomodate this change.
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On BIOS systems, the grub2 directory must still be located on the Windows boot partition, usually C:\grub2
Version 0.6.2.5 November 17, 2015
Updated the source code to address internal arrays by meaningful names instead of subscript numbers.
Minor changes to the GUI and documentation.
Version 0.6.2.4 November 14, 2015
Minor adjustments to the GUI scrollbar routines.
Version 0.6.2.3 November 9, 2015
Fixed a translation error when displaying dates and times.
Version 0.6.2.2 November 6, 2015
Minor adjustments to the GUI scrollbar routines and documentation.
Version 0.6.2.1 November 4, 2015
Added scrollbars and up / down arrows to the Boot Menu and EFI Firware Order GUI's.
Version 0.6.1.0 October 26, 2015
Minor fixes to the GUI and documentation.
Version 0.6.2.9 October 23, 2015
Fixed a bug in the EFI firmware order routines.
Minor fixes to the GUI, Help system and documentation.
Version 0.6.2.8 October 21, 2015
Minor fixes to the GUI and documentation.
Version 0.6.2.7 October 19, 2015
Added support for the Slackware Linux distribution.
Version 0.6.2.6 October 17, 2015
Added support for the Debian Linux distribution.
Version 0.6.2.5 October 16, 2015
Minor enhancements to the language translation routines.
Version 0.6.2.4 October 14, 2015
Updated the generated grub.cfg entries to reflect the current Android x86 release 4.4 R3
Minor fixes to the GUI.
Version 0.6.2.3 October 12, 2015
Minor fixes to the language translation routines and GUI fixes.
Version 0.6.2.2 October 9, 2015
Tested support for the remaining languages.
Added translation code to make the program run more reliably in a non-English environment.
Minor bug and GUI fixes.
Version 0.6.2.1 October 5, 2015
Tested support for Russian, Polish, Hindi and Indonesian.
More languages will be added in the coming days.
Created a bat file for users to gather diagnostic data.
Version 0.6.2.0 October 3, 2015
Established international translations to parse the return strings from utilities called by Grub2Win.
This is needed in later versions of Windows where the BCDEdit and DiskPart utilities return non-English strings.
This version supports English, German, Spanish and French.
More languages will be added in the coming days.
Version 0.6.1.9 September 10, 2015
Fixed a small problem in the EFI firmware sequence display routine.
Version 0.6.1.8 September 5, 2015
Expanded the number of EFI firmware slots Grub2Win will accomodate from 4 to 8.
Minor fixes to the GUI.
Version 0.6.1.7 September 4, 2015
Now shows the Grub2Win EFI Firmware slot number in the update log.
Minor fixes to the GUI.
Version 0.6.1.6 September 2, 2015
Minor fixes to the GUI.
Version 0.6.1.5 August 29, 2015
Improved the code to check whether the system is booted in EFI mode or BIOS mode.
Version 0.6.1.4 August 26, 2015
Altered the Grub2Win backup and restore routines to include "efi" or "bios" in the backup name.
This is to ensure efi backups are restored to EFI systems and bios backups to BIOS systems.
Minor fixes to the GUI and documentation.
Version 0.6.1.3 August 16, 2015
Minor fixes to the GUI and documentation regarding Grub2Win EFI module maintenance.
Version 0.6.1.2 August 10, 2015
For EFI systems only, added messages to the main install screen regarding the firmware slot priority of the Grub2Win EFI boot manager.
Several fixes to the GUI and minor updates to the documentation.
Version 0.6.1.1 August 3, 2015
Refreshed the GNU Grub modules for both EFI and BIOS to the latest build levels.
Several fixes to the GUI and minor updates to the documentation.
Version 0.6.1.0 July 31, 2015
Added XP support. The current release now supports Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista and XP, both EFI and BIOS.
This version of Grub2Win was generated using the latest AutoIt version, 3.3.14.0 which includes improved support for Windows 10 systems.
The boot mode, "BIOS" or "EFI", is shown on the Grub boot-time screen.
Several improvements to the GUI and updates to the documentation to include Windows XP.
Version 0.6.0.5 July 1, 2015
Fixed a few minor bugs in the GUI and documentation
Version 0.6.0.4 June 30, 2015
Fixed a few minor bugs in the GUI and documentation
XP support remains in the older non-beta Grub2Win version.
Version 0.6.0.3 June 29, 2015
The beta program now supports both EFI and BIOS systems.
The customization is based on the boot mode, EFI or BIOS, which is in effect when the program is run.
This required the inclusion of both BIOS and EFI boot time libraries which increases the size of the C:\grub2 directory to about 12 MB.
XP support remains in the older non-beta Grub2Win version.
Version 0.6.0.2 June 24, 2015
Fixed a few minor bugs in the GUI.
Version 0.6.0.1 June 23, 2015
Grub2Win EFI is a new version to support Windows PC's running in EFI mode.
It is a complete re-write of the old Grub2Win MBR code.
The boot process for EFI is quite different from past releases, so I have split the product into EFI and MBR versions.
You should download the version that suits your machine.
Although the Grub2Win EFI screens look similar to the MBR screens, many changes were made within the code to support EFI.
Notes:
You need to be running a 64 bit version of Windows to use Grub2Win EFI.
You must disable "Secure Boot" in your EFI firmware.
This is required to run a "Non-Microsoft" boot manager like Grub2Win EFI.
Support for Windows XP was removed since XP does not support EFI boot mode.
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Version 0.5.2.9 March 4, 2015
Included the grub2.cfg listing in the update log for troubleshooting purposes.Minor fixes to the GUI.
Version 0.5.2.8 February 24, 2015
Refreshed the Turkish translation to the latest level.
Minor fixes to the GUI.
Version 0.5.2.7 February 16, 2015
The BCD update code was reworked for improved diagnostic capabilty.
Refined the display of error messages.
Minor fixes to the GUI.
Version 0.5.2.6 February 15, 2015
Minor fixes to the GUI and documentation.
Version 0.5.2.5 February 13, 2015
Added an uninstall function to the main screen.
Documentation updates to reflect the new uninstall procedure.
Version 0.5.2.4 February 11, 2015
Added diagnostic and version info to the generated files.
Minor fixes to the GUI and documentation.
Version 0.5.2.3 February 7, 2015
Minor fixes to the GUI and documentation.
Version 0.5.2.2 January 11, 2015
Grub2Win now shows the version number at the top of the main screen.
Version 0.5.2.1 January 10, 2015
Updated all GNU Grub modules to the latest build level.
Version 0.5.2.0 January 9, 2015
Allow additional Grub drivers to be included at boot time.
This may be useful for older hardware and special situations where RAID, logical volumes or encrypted disks are used.
Minor fixes to the GUI and documentation.
Version 0.5.1.2 January 3, 2015
Minor fixes to the GUI and documentation.
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