On 06/07/2010 10:46 PM, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote:
There are two parts of this question: 1) Which partition schemes should GRUB be able to read modules and payloads from ? It's platform-indepedent and 2 conditions apply: - Usage. There are OS which are able to boot from such OS and such configuration isn't considered obscure by them. - Non-confusability. The risk of false positive of this partition config which would prevent normal function is small. If at least one condition is met it's worth considering. If both conditions are met it should be supported.
According to these rules, hybrid msdos+gpt partitioning schemes should be supported. Grub should be able to read files from a GPT partition even if the protective GPT entry in the MBR is not in the first slot. It's also the conclusion of the thread [1], but I admit that this thread is two years old. Grégoire [1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2008-09/msg00101.html _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
