Hi there,
This is my proposal for a new dessign in update-grub. As you might know,
update-grub is a script used in Debian to generate GRUB config file. Over time,
we've found that the monolithic dessign of that script made it difficult to
maintain and extend, and it ultimately has become bloate
Maybe this isn't the right place, but..
I've been pissed off a couple of times by my grub config being
overwritten after installing a new kernel on Ubuntu (presumably the
same happens on Debian) - I don't get why it doesn't simply add the
new kernel rather than regenerate the entire file?
If you
On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 11:40:02AM +0100, Declan Naughton wrote:
> Maybe this isn't the right place, but..
>
> I've been pissed off a couple of times by my grub config being
> overwritten after installing a new kernel on Ubuntu (presumably the
> same happens on Debian) - I don't get why it doesn't
> * Yoshinori K. Okuji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061015 16:51]:
>> * Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first
>> partition of "hd0" is now "hd0,1" but not "hd0,0".
>
> Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here?
>
> If changing the partition naming scheme, I would have th
Stefan Reinauer wrote:
* Yoshinori K. Okuji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061015 16:51]:
* Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first
partition of "hd0" is now "hd0,1" but not "hd0,0".
Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here?
If changing the partition naming sch
> Stefan Reinauer wrote:
>
>>* Yoshinori K. Okuji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061015 16:51]:
>>
>>
>>>* Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first
>>> partition of "hd0" is now "hd0,1" but not "hd0,0".
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here?
>>
>>If changing t
* Vladimir Serbinenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061015 17:36]:
> >Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here?
> >
> >If changing the partition naming scheme, I would have thought it'd
> >become hd1,1. But why is the first disk 0 and the first partition 1?
> >
> >Using Linux style names might make
* Dennis Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061015 17:41]:
> > It was already discussed plenty of times and the answer is that with
> > BIOS it's impossible to guess the linux's names, so it would just
> > confuse the users
>
> Or it may be Solaris or OS/2 Warp or some OS not yet released.
I enjoy the a
* Dennis Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061015 17:35]:
> > * Yoshinori K. Okuji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061015 16:51]:
> >> * Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first
> >> partition of "hd0" is now "hd0,1" but not "hd0,0".
> >
> > Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here?
I'm happy to announce the release of GRUB 1.95. This is the sixth of
our prereleases leading up to GRUB 2.0. We encourage you to try it, as
we have done a significant amount of work towards GRUB 2. Note that this
release is mainly for developers who are willing to contribute to our
project. If yo
* Yoshinori K. Okuji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061015 16:51]:
> * Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first
> partition of "hd0" is now "hd0,1" but not "hd0,0".
Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here?
If changing the partition naming scheme, I would have thought it'd
At Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:31:04 +0200,
Stefan Reinauer wrote:
>
> * Yoshinori K. Okuji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061015 16:51]:
> > * Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first
> > partition of "hd0" is now "hd0,1" but not "hd0,0".
>
> Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent h
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