On 06/28/2012 05:19 PM, Alecks Gates wrote: > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 7:12 PM, walt <w41...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 06/28/2012 03:41 PM, Dale wrote: >>> Paul Hartman wrote: >>>> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> It appears that grub2 is coming soon. >>>> grub 2.00 has been released! >>>> >>>> https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ >> >>> >>> I wasn't expecting it to be that soon. I guess it will hit the tree >>> pretty soon then. Well, we all need to think about the goods and bads >>> of upgrading or staying with the old. I'm thinking about using the new >>> one pretty soon. Heck, they ticked me off pretty bad with the /usr and >>> init thingy so I may as well jump off the cliff I was pushed up to. :/ >>> >>> 1/4 of the way down, all is good so far. 1/2 way down and all is good >>> so far. 3/4 way down and all is good so far. I'm worried about that >>> sudden stop now. O_O >> >> Well said :) >> >> I've heard a rumor that Windows doesn't like GUID partition tables, so >> I haven't yet installed grub2 on my one machine that still multiboots >> between operating systems. (That's my one remaining machine with a >> legal install of Windows.) I confess I'm not interested enough to >> confirm the rumor, so I continue to wait because there is no incentive >> for me to make the change. >> >> > I've never had a problem with Grub 2 + Windows (XP, Vista, 7, still > haven't had the will to sacrifice myself for 8). Although sometimes > it seems, with all the complaining some linux users like to do about > new software, I must be a wee bit lucky. Been using Grub 2 alpha/beta > for years with much success! I've so far enjoyed the configuration > more than legacy Grub.
Just to confirm, my reservations are not about Windows, but about GUID partitions. Are you using GUID partition tables?
