Bug#407338: grub2

[Robert Millan]

On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 08:09:10PM +0100, Michael Renner wrote:
> Robert Millan wrote:
> >On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 03:55:34PM +0100, Michael Renner wrote:
> 
> >How hard is it to do a GPT install with the standard installer?  I haven't
> >tried, but I guess you could use the CD (with 'rescue' command) for your
> >first boot, and then install GRUB 2 from there.  Did you find any other
> >problems?
> 
> Does D-I even allow choosing GPT instead of MSDOS partitions on 
> i386/amd64? I haven't seen any prompts regarding that so far, and 
> unfortunately I can't even test that anymore because the server is 
> already on site. Anyway, this wasn't a problem for me because...

Not AFAIK.  But when grub2 is default (hopefuly for lenny) it could be
enabled even in default installs, I guess.

> >If the procedure is so awkward that the average admin of a 2 TiB server
> >can't figure it out, then maybe we should reconsider..
> 
> ...I installed the base installation onto a single disk, recompiled a 
> new kernel with the driver for my raid-controller (which got into 
> mainline only in 2.6.19 *sigh*), partitioned the 
> raidcontroller-blockdevice using parted, moved the installation onto a 
> FS on the raidcontroller and then faced the bootloader-problem (both 
> lilo and grub saying GPwhat?)

Doesn't sound like upgrading to grub2 was the worst part, then ;)

> >Note that by "trying to fix it" I don't necessarily mean doing it all
> >yourself :-).  Just filing a bug report is something that helps; I think
> >you should have done that before discarding GRUB 2 and trying to push
> >GPT into GRUB Legacy.
> 
> No offense taken ;). Well, the GPT patch for legacy worked fine for me 
> and I don't know how active the GRUB2 development is. If it takes 
> another year or two before it's "production-stable" I'd rather opt for 
> having a GPT-patched GRUB Legacy to have something to safely boot 
> GPT-based machines in the meanwhile.

GRUB 2 is quite usable now.  There are a few minor bugs here and there,
but overall it works.

> >We can keep it open if you like (we have lots of wontfix bugs currently
> >anyway ;).  If GRUB 2 doesn't work, then please report a bug;  and if it
> >turns out it isn't something we can fix, then it would be more resonable
> >to discuss about GPT in GRUB Legacy.
> 
> Ok, thanks for your time! I hope to have results by monday.

Nice, thanks.

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