On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:30:50 +0100, Brian wrote: > On Sat 25 Jun 2011 at 19:34:27 +0200, Camaleón wrote:
(...) > With Linux you have complete control - so you can alter any file you > wish. However, it is not usual (and maybe ill-advised) to change > 00_header, 10_linux, 20_linux_xen or 30_os-prober. 40_custom is > completely under your control (there is an example in this thread) and > 05_debian_theme could be customised. Sure, but that's no what I understand for "with GRUB2 there is only one file to tweak", there are many and we (as admins) have to learn about them ;-) >> And /boot/grub is plenty of small files: > > So? You can add to them but there is nothing to take away or alter. The less files for a bootloader, the better. Not a scientific statement, of course, just a wild-guess. >> So let's say I want to disallow GRUB2 from including my Windows >> partition at the menu... should I tweak /etc/default/grub or should I >> dive into /etc/grub.d/os-prober, or...? > > GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true > > in /etc/default/grub. It's documented. Alternatively be brutal and > uninstall os-prober. Thanks much... but documented where? :-? And after adding that stanza, should I edit anything else or just it will be autoremoved at next boot? >>> If I were a betting man, I'd bet that grub1 won't be available in >>> Wheezy once it's published... >> >> And that was what I asked for, but I'm still waiting to see an official >> statement for whatever decision they take. I can deal with either, but >> I would like to be prepared for the worst ;-) > > Some more old news. > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2009/09/msg00002.html *** "(...) Nervertheless, we're aware that for a minority of users, upgrading is not currently an option, because they rely on specific features of GRUB Legacy that GRUB 2 doesn't provide. For those users, GRUB Legacy will continue being supported, at least up untill the Squeeze release." *** My 0.2 cents go for that! I wish the same for wheezy O:-) > And there is always the Release Notes for Squeeze. If neither is > 'official' enough you can always get the Profect Leader to make a > statement. :) > > Prepare for the worst. You won't go far wrong. Ahhh, "there is always hope", like Arwen said... Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.06.25.19.14...@gmail.com
