--- grub-1.97.2/util/grub-mkconfig.in~	2010-03-10 18:09:58.858434588 +0200
+++ grub-1.97.2/util/grub-mkconfig.in	2010-03-10 18:11:34.197928250 +0200
@@ -243,14 +243,19 @@
 
 if test "x${grub_cfg}" != "x"; then
   rm -f ${grub_cfg}.new
+  # open fd &3 for diagnostic messages
+  exec 3>&1
   exec > ${grub_cfg}.new
 
   # Allow this to fail, since /boot/grub/ might need to be fatfs to support some
   # firmware implementations (e.g. OFW or EFI).
   chmod 400 ${grub_cfg}.new || grub_warn "Could not make ${grub_cfg}.new readable by only root.\
   This means that if the generated config contains a password it is readable by everyone"
+else
+  # open fd &3 for diagnostic messages
+  exec 3>&2
 fi
-echo "Generating grub.cfg ..." >&2
+echo "Generating grub.cfg ..." >&3
 
 cat << EOF
 #
@@ -275,4 +280,7 @@
   mv -f ${grub_cfg}.new ${grub_cfg}
 fi
 
-echo "done" >&2
+echo "done" >&3
+
+# close diagnostic stream
+exec 3>&-
diff -ur grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/00_header.in grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/00_header.in
--- grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/00_header.in	2011-04-06 13:14:27.000000000 +0200
+++ grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/00_header.in	2011-09-06 22:29:51.721223357 +0200
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
 if [ "x$serial" = x1 ]; then
     if ! test -e ${GRUB_PREFIX}/serial.mod ; then
-	echo "Serial terminal not available on this platform." >&2 ; exit 1
+	echo "Serial terminal not available on this platform." >&3 ; exit 1
     fi
 
     if [ "x${GRUB_SERIAL_COMMAND}" = "x" ] ; then
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 if [ "x$gfxterm" = x1 ]; then
     if [ "x$GRUB_THEME" != x ] && [ -f "$GRUB_THEME" ] \
 	&& is_path_readable_by_grub "$GRUB_THEME"; then
-	echo "Found theme: $GRUB_THEME" >&2
+	echo "Found theme: $GRUB_THEME" >&3
 	prepare_grub_to_access_device `${grub_probe} --target=device "$GRUB_THEME"`
 	cat << EOF
 insmod gfxmenu
@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@
 EOF
     elif [ "x$GRUB_BACKGROUND" != x ] && [ -f "$GRUB_BACKGROUND" ] \
 	    && is_path_readable_by_grub "$GRUB_BACKGROUND"; then
-	echo "Found background: $GRUB_BACKGROUND" >&2
+	echo "Found background: $GRUB_BACKGROUND" >&3
 	case "$GRUB_BACKGROUND" in 
 	    *.png)         reader=png ;;
 	    *.tga)         reader=tga ;;
 	    *.jpg|*.jpeg)  reader=jpeg ;;
-	    *)             echo "Unsupported image format" >&2; exit 1 ;;
+	    *)             echo "Unsupported image format" >&3; exit 1 ;;
 	esac
 	prepare_grub_to_access_device `${grub_probe} --target=device "$GRUB_BACKGROUND"`
 	cat << EOF
diff -ur grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/10_hurd.in grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/10_hurd.in
--- grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/10_hurd.in	2011-02-12 07:55:26.000000000 +0100
+++ grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/10_hurd.in	2011-09-06 22:29:51.721223357 +0200
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     basename=`basename $i`
     dirname=`dirname $i`
     rel_dirname=`make_system_path_relative_to_its_root $dirname`
-    echo "Found GNU Mach: $i" >&2
+    echo "Found GNU Mach: $i" >&3
     kernels="${kernels} ${rel_dirname}/${basename}"
     at_least_one=true
   fi
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 for i in /hurd/${hurd_fs}.static /hurd/exec ; do
   if test -e "$i" ; then
-    echo "Found Hurd module: $i" >&2
+    echo "Found Hurd module: $i" >&3
     at_least_one=true
   else
     all_of_them=false
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 fi
 
 if ${all_of_them} && test -e /lib/ld.so.1 ; then : ; else
-  echo "Some Hurd stuff found, but not enough to boot." >&2
+  echo "Some Hurd stuff found, but not enough to boot." >&3
   exit 1
 fi
 
diff -ur grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/10_kfreebsd.in grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/10_kfreebsd.in
--- grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/10_kfreebsd.in	2011-03-29 02:56:38.000000000 +0200
+++ grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/10_kfreebsd.in	2011-09-06 22:29:51.721223357 +0200
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
 while [ "x$list" != "x" ] ; do
   kfreebsd=`version_find_latest $list`
-  echo "Found kernel of FreeBSD: $kfreebsd" >&2
+  echo "Found kernel of FreeBSD: $kfreebsd" >&3
   basename=`basename $kfreebsd`
   dirname=`dirname $kfreebsd`
   rel_dirname=`make_system_path_relative_to_its_root $dirname`
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
     fi
   done
   if test -n "${module_dir}" ; then
-    echo "Found kernel module directory: ${module_dir}" >&2
+    echo "Found kernel module directory: ${module_dir}" >&3
     module_dir_rel=$(make_system_path_relative_to_its_root $module_dir)
   fi
 
diff -ur grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/10_linux.in grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/10_linux.in
--- grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/10_linux.in	2011-09-06 22:29:38.914236841 +0200
+++ grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/10_linux.in	2011-09-06 22:29:51.721223357 +0200
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 
 while [ "x$list" != "x" ] ; do
   linux=`version_find_latest $list`
-  echo "Found linux image: $linux" >&2
+  echo "Found linux image: $linux" >&3
   basename=`basename $linux`
   dirname=`dirname $linux`
   rel_dirname=`make_system_path_relative_to_its_root $dirname`
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
   fi
 
   if test -n "${initrd}" ; then
-    echo "Found initrd image: ${dirname}/${initrd}" >&2
+    echo "Found initrd image: ${dirname}/${initrd}" >&3
   elif test -z "${initramfs}" ; then
     # "UUID=" magic is parsed by initrd or initramfs.  Since there's
     # no initrd or builtin initramfs, it can't work here.
diff -ur grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/10_netbsd.in grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/10_netbsd.in
--- grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/10_netbsd.in	2011-01-10 17:25:52.000000000 +0100
+++ grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/10_netbsd.in	2011-09-06 22:29:51.721223357 +0200
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     continue
   fi
 
-  echo "Found NetBSD kernel: $k" >&2
+  echo "Found NetBSD kernel: $k" >&3
   netbsd_entry "knetbsd"   "$k" false "${GRUB_CMDLINE_NETBSD_DEFAULT}"
   netbsd_entry "multiboot" "$k" false "${GRUB_CMDLINE_NETBSD_DEFAULT}"
   if [ "x${GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY}" != "xtrue" ]; then
diff -ur grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/10_windows.in grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/10_windows.in
--- grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/10_windows.in	2010-12-01 15:45:43.000000000 +0100
+++ grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/10_windows.in	2011-09-06 22:29:51.721223357 +0200
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
   # Get boot /dev/ice.
   dev=`${grub_probe} -t device "$dir" 2>/dev/null` || continue
 
-  echo "Found $OS on $drv ($dev)" >&2
+  echo "Found $OS on $drv ($dev)" >&3
   cat << EOF
 menuentry "$OS" {
 EOF
diff -ur grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/20_linux_xen.in grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/20_linux_xen.in
--- grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/20_linux_xen.in	2011-04-13 21:20:29.000000000 +0200
+++ grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/20_linux_xen.in	2011-09-06 22:29:51.721223357 +0200
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     echo "submenu \"Xen ${xen_version}\" {"
     while [ "x$list" != "x" ] ; do
 	linux=`version_find_latest $list`
-	echo "Found linux image: $linux" >&2
+	echo "Found linux image: $linux" >&3
 	basename=`basename $linux`
 	dirname=`dirname $linux`
 	rel_dirname=`make_system_path_relative_to_its_root $dirname`
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 	    fi
 	done
 	if test -n "${initrd}" ; then
-	    echo "Found initrd image: ${dirname}/${initrd}" >&2
+	    echo "Found initrd image: ${dirname}/${initrd}" >&3
 	else
     # "UUID=" magic is parsed by initrds.  Since there's no initrd, it can't work here.
 	    linux_root_device_thisversion=${GRUB_DEVICE}
diff -ur grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/30_os-prober.in grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/30_os-prober.in
--- grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d.org/30_os-prober.in	2010-12-25 18:13:57.000000000 +0100
+++ grub-1.99~rc2/util/grub.d/30_os-prober.in	2011-09-06 22:29:51.721223357 +0200
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     LONGNAME="${LABEL}"
   fi
 
-  echo "Found ${LONGNAME} on ${DEVICE}" >&2
+  echo "Found ${LONGNAME} on ${DEVICE}" >&3
 
   case ${BOOT} in
     chain)
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 EOF
     ;;
     *)
-      echo "  ${LONGNAME} is not yet supported by grub-mkconfig." >&2
+      echo "  ${LONGNAME} is not yet supported by grub-mkconfig." >&3
     ;;
   esac
 done