tags 502446 patch thanks Just get my point clear, I am submitting untested patch as reference.
Once tested to be good, it is technically trivial (but time consuming) to add po files for most European languages and CJK as long as po files are in UTF-8. So this will not make much regression. My work on rescue scripts are pure guessing work (but simple one.) Osamu
diff -Nru grub-installer-1.35/debian/changelog grub-installer-1.35+nmu1/debian/changelog --- grub-installer-1.35/debian/changelog 2008-09-30 03:31:13.000000000 +0900 +++ grub-installer-1.35+nmu1/debian/changelog 2008-10-19 12:01:59.000000000 +0900 @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +grub-installer (1.35+nmu1) experimental; urgency=low + + * Non-maintainer upload. (I will not do it) + * support grub2 with correct message on device name convention + + -- Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:00:26 +0900 + grub-installer (1.35) unstable; urgency=low * Add support for MMC/SD card devices (mmcblkX). diff -Nru grub-installer-1.35/debian/grub-installer.templates grub-installer-1.35+nmu1/debian/grub-installer.templates --- grub-installer-1.35/debian/grub-installer.templates 2008-04-28 17:38:06.000000000 +0900 +++ grub-installer-1.35+nmu1/debian/grub-installer.templates 2008-10-19 10:52:13.000000000 +0900 @@ -95,6 +95,26 @@ your third drive (SCSI here); - "(fd0)" or "/dev/fd0" will install GRUB to a floppy. +Template: grub-installer/bootdev2 +Type: string +# :sl2: +_Description: Device for boot loader installation: + You need to make the newly installed system bootable, by installing + the GRUB boot loader on a bootable device. The usual way to do this is to + install GRUB on the master boot record of your first hard drive. If you + prefer, you can install GRUB elsewhere on the drive, or to another drive, + or even to a floppy. + . + The device can be specified using GRUB's "(hdn,m)" notation, or as a device + in /dev. Below are some examples: + - "(hd0)" or "/dev/hda" will install GRUB to the master boot record + of your first hard drive (IDE); + - "(hd0,2)" or "/dev/hda2" will use the second partition of your + first IDE drive; + - "(hd2,5)" or "/dev/sdc5" will use the first extended partition of + your third drive (SCSI here); + - "(fd0)" or "/dev/fd0" will install GRUB to a floppy. + Template: grub-installer/password Type: password # :sl2: diff -Nru grub-installer-1.35/grub-installer grub-installer-1.35+nmu1/grub-installer --- grub-installer-1.35/grub-installer 2008-09-30 03:24:48.000000000 +0900 +++ grub-installer-1.35+nmu1/grub-installer 2008-10-19 11:27:42.000000000 +0900 @@ -512,7 +512,11 @@ state=2 fi else - db_input critical grub-installer/bootdev || true + if [ "$grub_version" = "grub" ]; then + db_input critical grub-installer/bootdev || true + else + db_input critical grub-installer/bootdev2 || true + fi if ! db_go; then if [ "$q" ]; then state=1 @@ -522,6 +526,11 @@ exit 10 fi else + if [ "$grub_version" = "grub" ]; then + db_get grub-installer/bootdev + else + db_get grub-installer/bootdev2 + fi db_get grub-installer/bootdev bootdev=$RET if echo "$bootdev" | grep -qv '('; then diff -Nru grub-installer-1.35/rescue.d/80grub-reinstall grub-installer-1.35+nmu1/rescue.d/80grub-reinstall --- grub-installer-1.35/rescue.d/80grub-reinstall 2006-09-23 22:23:38.000000000 +0900 +++ grub-installer-1.35+nmu1/rescue.d/80grub-reinstall 2008-10-19 11:57:34.000000000 +0900 @@ -7,14 +7,22 @@ db_progress START 0 2 grub-installer/progress/title db_progress INFO grub-installer/progress/step_bootdev -db_input critical grub-installer/bootdev +if [ -f /target/boot/grub/menu.lst ]; then + db_input critical grub-installer/bootdev +else + db_input critical grub-installer/bootdev2 +fi if ! db_go; then # back up to menu db_progress STOP exit 10 fi -db_get grub-installer/bootdev +if [ -f /target/boot/grub/menu.lst ]; then + db_get grub-installer/bootdev +else + db_get grub-installer/bootdev2 +fi bootdev="$RET" if echo "$bootdev" | grep -qv '('; then mappedbootdev="$(mapdevfs "$bootdev")" || true diff -Nru grub-installer-1.35/rescue.d/80grub-reinstall.tst grub-installer-1.35+nmu1/rescue.d/80grub-reinstall.tst --- grub-installer-1.35/rescue.d/80grub-reinstall.tst 2006-07-26 07:50:27.000000000 +0900 +++ grub-installer-1.35+nmu1/rescue.d/80grub-reinstall.tst 2008-10-19 11:52:18.000000000 +0900 @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ #! /bin/sh -e -[ -f /target/boot/grub/menu.lst ] +[ -f /target/boot/grub/menu.lst ] || [ -f /target/boot/grub/grub.cfg ]