From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001

From: William Jon McCann <william.jon.mccann@gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400

Subject: [PATCH] Don't write messages to the screen

Writing messages to the screen before the menus or boot splash

happens so quickly it looks like something is wrong and isn't

very appealing.

---

 grub-core/gettext/gettext.c       | 15 ---------------

 grub-core/kern/main.c             |  5 -----

 grub-core/boot/i386/pc/boot.S     |  3 ---

 grub-core/boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S |  5 -----

 util/grub.d/10_linux.in           |  7 -------

 5 files changed, 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/grub-core/gettext/gettext.c b/grub-core/gettext/gettext.c

index 4880cefe3f8..1e5c21d7ef2 100644

--- a/grub-core/gettext/gettext.c

+++ b/grub-core/gettext/gettext.c

@@ -437,13 +437,9 @@ grub_gettext_env_write_lang (struct grub_env_var *var

   grub_err_t err;

   err = grub_gettext_init_ext (&main_context, val, grub_env_get ("locale_dir"),

 			       grub_env_get ("prefix"));

-  if (err)

-    grub_print_error ();

   err = grub_gettext_init_ext (&secondary_context, val,

 			       grub_env_get ("secondary_locale_dir"), 0);

-  if (err)

-    grub_print_error ();

   return grub_strdup (val);

 }

@@ -455,8 +451,6 @@ grub_gettext_reread_prefix (const char *val)

   err = grub_gettext_init_ext (&main_context, grub_env_get ("lang"), 

 			       grub_env_get ("locale_dir"),

 			       val);

-  if (err)

-    grub_print_error ();

 }

 static char *

@@ -466,8 +460,6 @@ read_main (struct grub_env_var *var

   grub_err_t err;

   err = grub_gettext_init_ext (&main_context, grub_env_get ("lang"), val,

 			       grub_env_get ("prefix"));

-  if (err)

-    grub_print_error ();

   return grub_strdup (val);

 }

@@ -478,9 +470,6 @@ read_secondary (struct grub_env_var *var

   grub_err_t err;

   err = grub_gettext_init_ext (&secondary_context, grub_env_get ("lang"), val,

 			       0);

-  if (err)

-    grub_print_error ();

-

   return grub_strdup (val);

 }

@@ -506,12 +495,8 @@ GRUB_MOD_INIT (gettext)

   err = grub_gettext_init_ext (&main_context, lang, grub_env_get ("locale_dir"),

 			       grub_env_get ("prefix"));

-  if (err)

-    grub_print_error ();

   err = grub_gettext_init_ext (&secondary_context, lang,

 			       grub_env_get ("secondary_locale_dir"), 0);

-  if (err)

-    grub_print_error ();

   grub_register_variable_hook ("locale_dir", NULL, read_main);

   grub_register_variable_hook ("secondary_locale_dir", NULL, read_secondary);

diff --git a/grub-core/kern/main.c b/grub-core/kern/main.c

index 8ab7794c47b..da47b18b50e 100644

--- a/grub-core/kern/main.c

+++ b/grub-core/kern/main.c

@@ -268,11 +268,6 @@ grub_main (void)

   grub_boot_time ("After machine init.");

-  /* Hello.  */

-  grub_setcolorstate (GRUB_TERM_COLOR_HIGHLIGHT);

-  grub_printf ("Welcome to GRUB!\n\n");

-  grub_setcolorstate (GRUB_TERM_COLOR_STANDARD);

-

   grub_load_config ();

   grub_boot_time ("Before loading embedded modules.");

diff --git a/grub-core/boot/i386/pc/boot.S b/grub-core/boot/i386/pc/boot.S

index b4975e2d029..432a472d529 100644

--- a/grub-core/boot/i386/pc/boot.S

+++ b/grub-core/boot/i386/pc/boot.S

@@ -249,9 +249,6 @@ real_start:

 	/* save drive reference first thing! */

 	pushw	%dx

-	/* print a notification message on the screen */

-	MSG(notification_string)

-

 	/* set %si to the disk address packet */

 	movw	$disk_address_packet, %si

diff --git a/grub-core/boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S b/grub-core/boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S

index d030a14c916..a494d029c61 100644

--- a/grub-core/boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S

+++ b/grub-core/boot/i386/pc/diskboot.S

@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ _start:

 	/* save drive reference first thing! */

 	pushw	%dx

-	/* print a notification message on the screen */

-	pushw	%si

-	MSG(notification_string)

-	popw	%si

-

 	/* this sets up for the first run through "bootloop" */

 	movw	$LOCAL(firstlist), %di

diff --git a/util/grub.d/10_linux.in b/util/grub.d/10_linux.in

index ad34cc02d36..e762e1f4e37 100644

--- a/util/grub.d/10_linux.in

+++ b/util/grub.d/10_linux.in

@@ -126,29 +126,22 @@ linux_entry ()

     fi

     printf '%s\n' "${prepare_boot_cache}" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"

   fi

-  message="$(gettext_printf "Loading Linux %s ..." ${version})"

   if [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ]; then

     sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/" << EOF

-	echo	'$(echo "$message" | grub_quote)'

 	linuxefi ${rel_dirname}/${basename} root=${linux_root_device_thisversion} ro ${args}

 EOF

   else

     sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/" << EOF

-	echo	'$(echo "$message" | grub_quote)'

 	linux	${rel_dirname}/${basename} root=${linux_root_device_thisversion} ro ${args}

 EOF

   fi

   if test -n "${initrd}" ; then

-    # TRANSLATORS: ramdisk isn't identifier. Should be translated.

-    message="$(gettext_printf "Loading initial ramdisk ...")"

     if [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ]; then

       sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/" << EOF

-	echo	'$(echo "$message" | grub_quote)'

 	initrdefi ${rel_dirname}/${initrd}

 EOF

     else

       sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/" << EOF

-	echo	'$message'

 	initrd	${rel_dirname}/${initrd}

 EOF

     fi