diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/autohell.patch b/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/autohell.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d66207a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/autohell.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [configuration]
+
+---
+ configure.ac |    4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+Index: grub-0.97/configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- grub-0.97.orig/configure.ac	2008-09-12 17:39:52.000000000 +0200
++++ grub-0.97/configure.ac	2008-09-12 17:40:21.000000000 +0200
+@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ AC_PROG_CC
+ _AM_DEPENDENCIES(CC)
+ 
+ dnl Because recent automake complains about AS, set it here.
+-CCAS="$CC"
+-AC_SUBST(CCAS)
++AM_PROG_AS
++AC_SUBST(AS)
+ 
+ AC_ARG_WITH(binutils,
+   [  --with-binutils=DIR     search the directory DIR to find binutils])
diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/grub-support-256byte-inode.patch b/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/grub-support-256byte-inode.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d225d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/grub-support-256byte-inode.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [No Longer Maintained]
+
+diff -Naur grub-0.97-800/stage2/fsys_ext2fs.c grub-0.97-810/stage2/fsys_ext2fs.c
+--- grub-0.97-800/stage2/fsys_ext2fs.c	2008-07-21 00:40:21.668879475 -0600
++++ grub-0.97-810/stage2/fsys_ext2fs.c	2008-07-21 01:01:11.063953773 -0600
+@@ -79,7 +79,52 @@
+     __u32 s_rev_level;		/* Revision level */
+     __u16 s_def_resuid;		/* Default uid for reserved blocks */
+     __u16 s_def_resgid;		/* Default gid for reserved blocks */
+-    __u32 s_reserved[235];	/* Padding to the end of the block */
++    /*
++     * These fields are for EXT2_DYNAMIC_REV superblocks only.
++     *
++     * Note: the difference between the compatible feature set and
++     * the incompatible feature set is that if there is a bit set
++     * in the incompatible feature set that the kernel doesn't
++     * know about, it should refuse to mount the filesystem.
++     *
++     * e2fsck's requirements are more strict; if it doesn't know
++     * about a feature in either the compatible or incompatible
++     * feature set, it must abort and not try to meddle with
++     * things it doesn't understand...
++     */
++    __u32 s_first_ino;		/* First non-reserved inode */
++    __u16 s_inode_size;		/* size of inode structure */
++    __u16 s_block_group_nr;	/* block group # of this superblock */
++    __u32 s_feature_compat;	/* compatible feature set */
++    __u32 s_feature_incompat;	/* incompatible feature set */
++    __u32 s_feature_ro_compat;	/* readonly-compatible feature set */
++    __u8  s_uuid[16];		/* 128-bit uuid for volume */
++    char  s_volume_name[16];	/* volume name */
++    char  s_last_mounted[64];	/* directory where last mounted */
++    __u32 s_algorithm_usage_bitmap; /* For compression */
++    /*
++     * Performance hints.  Directory preallocation should only
++     * happen if the EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_DIR_PREALLOC flag is on.
++     */
++    __u8  s_prealloc_blocks;	/* Nr of blocks to try to preallocate*/
++    __u8  s_prealloc_dir_blocks;	/* Nr to preallocate for dirs */
++    __u16 s_reserved_gdt_blocks;/* Per group table for online growth */
++    /*
++     * Journaling support valid if EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_HAS_JOURNAL set.
++     */
++    __u8 s_journal_uuid[16];	/* uuid of journal superblock */
++    __u32 s_journal_inum;	/* inode number of journal file */
++    __u32 s_journal_dev;	/* device number of journal file */
++    __u32 s_last_orphan;	/* start of list of inodes to delete */
++    __u32 s_hash_seed[4];	/* HTREE hash seed */
++    __u8  s_def_hash_version;	/* Default hash version to use */
++    __u8  s_jnl_backup_type; 	/* Default type of journal backup */
++    __u16 s_reserved_word_pad;
++    __u32 s_default_mount_opts;
++    __u32 s_first_meta_bg;	/* First metablock group */
++    __u32 s_mkfs_time;		/* When the filesystem was created */
++    __u32 s_jnl_blocks[17]; 	/* Backup of the journal inode */
++    __u32 s_reserved[172];	/* Padding to the end of the block */
+   };
+ 
+ struct ext2_group_desc
+@@ -218,6 +263,14 @@
+ #define EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK(s)          (EXT2_BLOCK_SIZE(s) / sizeof (__u32))
+ #define EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK_BITS(s)		(log2(EXT2_ADDR_PER_BLOCK(s)))
+ 
++#define EXT2_GOOD_OLD_REV   0   /* The good old (original) format */
++#define EXT2_DYNAMIC_REV    1   /* V2 format w/ dynamic inode sizes */
++#define EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE 128
++#define EXT2_INODE_SIZE(s)  (((s)->s_rev_level == EXT2_GOOD_OLD_REV) ? \
++                 EXT2_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE : \
++                 (s)->s_inode_size)
++#define EXT2_INODES_PER_BLOCK(s)	(EXT2_BLOCK_SIZE(s)/EXT2_INODE_SIZE(s))
++
+ /* linux/ext2_fs.h */
+ #define EXT2_BLOCK_SIZE_BITS(s)        ((s)->s_log_block_size + 10)
+ /* kind of from ext2/super.c */
+@@ -553,7 +606,7 @@
+       gdp = GROUP_DESC;
+       ino_blk = gdp[desc].bg_inode_table +
+ 	(((current_ino - 1) % (SUPERBLOCK->s_inodes_per_group))
+-	 >> log2 (EXT2_BLOCK_SIZE (SUPERBLOCK) / sizeof (struct ext2_inode)));
++	 >> log2 (EXT2_INODES_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK)));
+ #ifdef E2DEBUG
+       printf ("inode table fsblock=%d\n", ino_blk);
+ #endif /* E2DEBUG */
+@@ -565,13 +618,12 @@
+       /* reset indirect blocks! */
+       mapblock2 = mapblock1 = -1;
+ 
+-      raw_inode = INODE +
+-	((current_ino - 1)
+-	 & (EXT2_BLOCK_SIZE (SUPERBLOCK) / sizeof (struct ext2_inode) - 1));
++      raw_inode = (struct ext2_inode *)((char *)INODE +
++	((current_ino - 1) & (EXT2_INODES_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK) - 1)) *
++	EXT2_INODE_SIZE (SUPERBLOCK));
+ #ifdef E2DEBUG
+       printf ("ipb=%d, sizeof(inode)=%d\n",
+-	      (EXT2_BLOCK_SIZE (SUPERBLOCK) / sizeof (struct ext2_inode)),
+-	      sizeof (struct ext2_inode));
++	      EXT2_INODES_PER_BLOCK (SUPERBLOCK), EXT2_INODE_SIZE (SUPERBLOCK));
+       printf ("inode=%x, raw_inode=%x\n", INODE, raw_inode);
+       printf ("offset into inode table block=%d\n", (int) raw_inode - (int) INODE);
+       for (i = (unsigned char *) INODE; i <= (unsigned char *) raw_inode;
diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/grub_fix_for_automake-1.12.patch b/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/grub_fix_for_automake-1.12.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cf7dc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/grub_fix_for_automake-1.12.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate
+
+Subject: [PATCH] grub: fix for automake-1.12
+
+automake 1.12 has depricated automatic de-ANSI-fication support
+
+this patch avoids these kinds of errors:
+
+| stage1/Makefile.am:2: error: 'pkglibdir' is not a legitimate directory for 'DATA'
+| stage2/Makefile.am:35: error: 'pkglibdir' is not a legitimate directory for 'DATA'
+| stage2/Makefile.am:46: error: 'pkglibdir' is not a legitimate directory for 'DATA'
+| autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1
+| ERROR: autoreconf execution failed.
+
+The upstream status is marked as 'Inappropriate' because this problem is not uncommon,
+it has been there for a long time and no change in upstream.
+
+Signed-off-by: Chen Qi <Qi.Chen@windriver.com>
+
+Index: grub-0.97/stage1/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- a/stage1/Makefile.am
++++ b/stage1/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+-pkglibdir = $(libdir)/$(PACKAGE)/$(host_cpu)-$(host_vendor)
+-nodist_pkglib_DATA = stage1
++pkgdatadir = $(libdir)/$(PACKAGE)/$(host_cpu)-$(host_vendor)
++nodist_pkgdata_DATA = stage1
+ 
+-CLEANFILES = $(nodist_pkglib_DATA)
++CLEANFILES = $(nodist_pkgdata_DATA)
+ 
+ # We can't use builtins or standard includes.
+ AM_CCASFLAGS = $(STAGE1_CFLAGS) -fno-builtin -nostdinc
+Index: grub-0.97/stage2/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- a/stage2/Makefile.am
++++ b/stage2/Makefile.am
+@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ libgrub_a_CFLAGS = $(GRUB_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/lib \
+ 	-DUSE_MD5_PASSWORDS=1 -DSUPPORT_SERIAL=1 -DSUPPORT_HERCULES=1
+ 
+ # Stage 2 and Stage 1.5's.
+-pkglibdir = $(libdir)/$(PACKAGE)/$(host_cpu)-$(host_vendor)
++pkgdatadir = $(libdir)/$(PACKAGE)/$(host_cpu)-$(host_vendor)
+ 
+ EXTRA_PROGRAMS = nbloader.exec pxeloader.exec diskless.exec
+ 
+ if DISKLESS_SUPPORT
+-pkglib_DATA = stage2 stage2_eltorito e2fs_stage1_5 fat_stage1_5 \
++pkgdata_DATA = stage2 stage2_eltorito e2fs_stage1_5 fat_stage1_5 \
+ 	ffs_stage1_5 iso9660_stage1_5 jfs_stage1_5 minix_stage1_5 \
+ 	reiserfs_stage1_5 ufs2_stage1_5 vstafs_stage1_5 xfs_stage1_5 \
+ 	nbgrub pxegrub
+@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = pre_stage2.exec start.exec start_eltorito.exec \
+ 	reiserfs_stage1_5.exec ufs2_stage1_5.exec vstafs_stage1_5.exec \
+ 	xfs_stage1_5.exec nbloader.exec pxeloader.exec diskless.exec
+ else
+-pkglib_DATA = stage2 stage2_eltorito e2fs_stage1_5 fat_stage1_5 \
++pkgdata_DATA = stage2 stage2_eltorito e2fs_stage1_5 fat_stage1_5 \
+ 	ffs_stage1_5 iso9660_stage1_5 jfs_stage1_5 minix_stage1_5 \
+ 	reiserfs_stage1_5 ufs2_stage1_5 vstafs_stage1_5 xfs_stage1_5
+ noinst_DATA = pre_stage2 start start_eltorito
+@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ else
+ BUILT_SOURCES = stage2_size.h
+ endif
+ 
+-CLEANFILES = $(pkglib_DATA) $(noinst_DATA) $(BUILT_SOURCES)
++CLEANFILES = $(pkgdata_DATA) $(noinst_DATA) $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+ 
+ stage2_size.h: pre_stage2
+ 	-rm -f stage2_size.h
+-- 
+1.7.9.5
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/no-reorder-functions.patch b/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/no-reorder-functions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70037e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/no-reorder-functions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [disable feature]
+
+After the commit "tcmode-default: switch to gcc 4.6.0 for x86, x86-64 & arm",
+we got bug 1099 (http://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1099):
+
+Running "install --stage2=/ssd/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1(hd0)
+     /boot/grub/stage2 p /boot/grub/menu list" failed
+Error 6: Mismatched or corrupt version of stage1/stage2
+
+This turned out to be a gcc's bug. See
+https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=360513
+http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39333
+
+Upstream gcc seems uninterested in the bug, so at present we can disable the
+option as a workaround. Thanks Ryan Hill for the investigation and the
+workaround patch.
+
+Dexuan Cui <dexuan.cui@intel.com>
+Wed Jun 29 20:21:39 CST 2011
+
+--- grub-0.97/stage2/Makefile.am.orig
++++ grub-0.97/stage2/Makefile.am
+@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
+ HERCULES_FLAGS =
+ endif
+ 
+-STAGE2_COMPILE = $(STAGE2_CFLAGS) -fno-builtin -nostdinc \
++STAGE2_COMPILE = $(STAGE2_CFLAGS) -fno-reorder-functions -fno-builtin -nostdinc \
+ 	$(NETBOOT_FLAGS) $(SERIAL_FLAGS) $(HERCULES_FLAGS)
+ 
+ STAGE1_5_LINK = -nostdlib -Wl,-N -Wl,-Ttext -Wl,2000
diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/objcopy-absolute.patch b/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/objcopy-absolute.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd8e0a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/grub/grub-0.97/objcopy-absolute.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+This patch is from ubuntu:
+  * objcopy-absolute.diff (update): Remove .note, .comment, and
+    .note.gnu.build-id sections from images (LP: #444703).
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [no longer maintained]
+
+Index: b/acinclude.m4
+===================================================================
+--- a/acinclude.m4
++++ b/acinclude.m4
+@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
+   else
+     AC_MSG_ERROR([${CC-cc} cannot link at address $link_addr])
+   fi
+-  if AC_TRY_COMMAND([${OBJCOPY-objcopy} -O binary conftest.exec conftest]); then :
++  if AC_TRY_COMMAND([${OBJCOPY-objcopy} --only-section=.text -O binary conftest.exec conftest]); then :
+   else
+     AC_MSG_ERROR([${OBJCOPY-objcopy} cannot create binary files])
+   fi
+Index: b/stage1/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- a/stage1/Makefile.am
++++ b/stage1/Makefile.am
+@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
+
+ SUFFIXES = .exec
+ .exec:
+-	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary $< $@
++	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary -R .note -R .comment -R .note.gnu.build-id $< $@
+Index: b/stage2/Makefile.am
+===================================================================
+--- a/stage2/Makefile.am
++++ b/stage2/Makefile.am
+@@ -293,4 +293,4 @@
+ # General rule for making a raw binary.
+ SUFFIXES = .exec
+ .exec:
+-	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary $< $@
++	$(OBJCOPY) -O binary -R .note -R .comment -R .note.gnu.build-id $< $@