Shouldn't be GRUB >= 0.97 compatible with XFS? I've seen many systems (ex. Gentoo) running GRUB with /boot on XFS.
-- should warn at partitioning stage if /boot is on XFS https://launchpad.net/bugs/47848 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs