Bug#565486: Info received (can't boot from partition of higher number than partition beyond bios limit)

[Arthur Marsh]

output as requested in irc:

# losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/sdb --sizelimit $((32*1024*1048576))
victoria:/home/amarsh04# grub-fstest /dev/loop0 ls -- -l
Device loop0: Not a known filesystem - Total size 67108864 sectors
         Partition loop0,msdos7: Filesystem type fat, UUID 4912-06ca - 
Partition start at 55070883 - Total size 9831717 sectors
         Partition loop0,msdos6: Not a known filesystem - Partition 
start at 53223408 - Total size 1847412 sectors
         Partition loop0,msdos5: Filesystem type ext2 - Last 
modification time 2011-01-07 17:22:35 Friday, UUID 
026a3f5c-0064-4ae7-869e-519d2cee05e7 - Partition start at 28676088 - 
Total size 24547257 sectors
         Partition loop0,msdos3: Filesystem type ext2 - Last 
modification time 2009-05-03 04:26:40 Sunday, UUID 
fd6a052e-c062-4c47-801d-087595635c5d - Partition start at 64902600 - 
Total size 13333950 sectors
         Partition loop0,msdos1: Filesystem type fat, UUID 3571-16de - 
Partition start at 63 - Total size 28675962 sectors
Device host: Filesystem type hostfs - Total size 0 sectors