Hi, On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:26:43PM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > Hi, > > Otavio asked me to comment on this. > > Notice that I maintain grub/grub2, not grub-installer. In fact, my > recommendations as grub maintainer are often dismissed here, so take > this with a grain of salt.
Thanks. > On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 11:41:22PM +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > > > But if you do, you must take care critical diffrences of these 2 > > programs. > > > > For /dev/hda3, grub legacy used (hd0,2) while grub 2 use (hd0,3). > > > > The template file in grub-installer needed to be updated not to mislead > > users. Template: grub-installer/bootdev needs to be updated > > "(hd0,1)" --> "(hd0,2)" > > "(hd2,4)" --> "(hd2,5)" > > as: > > It's not critical, and I don't think it's worth it. It just affects a > template > description, and this particular problem is hopefully going away post-Lenny as > soon as GRUB Legacy is completely deprecated. I agree it is not a critical bug since if grub-pc is installed to MBR per default, this problem be will not be seen. Problem is not just description inconsistency. If you chose to install to (hd0,2) or /dev/hda3, grub-pc is currently installed to /dev/hda2 overwriting whatever is there. This was not something I appreciated. It may kill some existig boot data. That is not so nice thing to do. That is why I was concerned. I wonder why we offer to install grub-pc to non-MBR locations in lenny. For me, disabling that is an option. But fixing it is even nicer. My patch is updated and factorized: http://people.debian.org/~osamu/ I now use Robert's fix as a part since I think that is better fix for the problem. My string updates covers all language. As far as lenny is concerned, we are supporting GRUB Legacy and 2 for different case. Neglecting this fact is not good for lenny. But I am not pushing this to delay release nor pushing this for squeeze. > #473401 OTOH has a real effect in end usability, and should be taken into > consideration for Lenny. I agree it is quite annoying. This has to be fixed more. I do not expect users has to use interactive mode to edit grub menu. His patch makes sense too. > > 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); > > This paragraph leads user to think there's a 1:1 correspondence between GRUB > drives (which are enumerated by BIOS) and Linux devices (which are enumerated > by Linux itself). However, it's really a game of gambling. E.g. "/dev/hda" > is "(hd0)" _most of the time_, but not always. I agree. > This is something we already solved in GRUB 2 (by using UUIDs). I wonder if GRUB2's /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober can be used from grub-installer in squeeze. I guess chroot does not have apropriate devices to get this script to produce right result. Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
