On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Mikko Rantalainen <
mikko.rantalai...@peda.net> wrote:
> I looked at the patch and it seems that the problem could be caused by
> following code:
>
> > + if (!backup_fp)
> > + {
> > +strcpy(grub_errmsg,"Unable to create the backup file");
> > +goto unable
On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 07:38:59AM +0530, kashyap garimella wrote:
> There is already a thread discussing this topic.
> http://www.mail-archive.com/grub-devel@gnu.org/msg12829.html
> The patch saves the exact places in embed region, which are overwritten.
> And it restores the mbr+embed region safe
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 07:57:23PM +0100, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think this would be a good feature, because if nothing else,
Please could you reply in the same thread?
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kashyap garimella wrote at 2009-09-12:
> Greetings!
>
> I have added the following new features:
>
> 1) when grub-setup runs, it automatically stores the areas of (mbr + embed)
> region, which are overwritten, into the file (in the following specified
> format) in root directory.
>
> 2) grub-set
Hi !,
On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 12:52 AM, James Courtier-Dutton <
james.dut...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2009/9/22 Lars Nooden :
> > James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> >> I think this would be a good feature, because if nothing else, I
> >> permits the user to "uninstall grub" if they so wish.
> >
> > I woul
James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> So, if one did a dd backup of the boot sector and the embedded area
> before the first partition, is there a tool that can replace those
> sectors but do it safely. E.g. Only replace the number of sectors that
> fit before the first partition, and preserve the curren
2009/9/22 Lars Nooden :
> James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
>> I think this would be a good feature, because if nothing else, I
>> permits the user to "uninstall grub" if they so wish.
>
> I would disagree with the use case described, but agree that having the
> ability to roll back to the previous boot
James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> I think this would be a good feature, because if nothing else, I
> permits the user to "uninstall grub" if they so wish.
I would disagree with the use case described, but agree that having the
ability to roll back to the previous boot record could possibly be of
valu
Hi,
I think this would be a good feature, because if nothing else, I
permits the user to "uninstall grub" if they so wish.
So, if a user has installed Linux, so that their system now dual boots
Windows and Linux, and they then decide to uninstall Linux and return
to a Windows only setup.
It should
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:09:17PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:10:49PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> > I'm sorry, but I really see very limited usefulness in this. It's only
> > potentially useful to expert users, but those should know how to backup
> > sectors in their
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:10:49PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
>> I'm sorry, but I really see very limited usefulness in this. It's only
>> potentially useful to expert users, but those should know how to backup
>> sectors in their disk alrea
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:10:49PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> I'm sorry, but I really see very limited usefulness in this. It's only
> potentially useful to expert users, but those should know how to backup
> sectors in their disk already.
Of course, like many restore facilities, it's only use
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 09:14:49PM +0530, kashyap garimella wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Robert Millan wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 07:35:45PM +0530, kashyap garimella wrote:
> > > Greetings!
> > >
> > > I have added the following new features:
> > >
> > > 1) when grub-setup
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Robert Millan wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 07:35:45PM +0530, kashyap garimella wrote:
> > Greetings!
> >
> > I have added the following new features:
> >
> > 1) when grub-setup runs, it automatically stores the areas of (mbr +
> embed)
> > region, which are ov
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 07:35:45PM +0530, kashyap garimella wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> I have added the following new features:
>
> 1) when grub-setup runs, it automatically stores the areas of (mbr + embed)
> region, which are overwritten, into the file (in the following specified
> format) in root
Greetings!
I have added the following new features:
1) when grub-setup runs, it automatically stores the areas of (mbr + embed)
region, which are overwritten, into the file (in the following specified
format) in root directory.
2) grub-setup can restore the stored mbr in the following format bac
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