Bug#635224: grub-pc: `grub-probe --target=fs` detects UFS filesystem as ZFS

[Jérémy Bobbio]

On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:53:46PM +0200, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote:
> >> It's not possible to distinguish whether ZFS or UFS a leftover. They may
> >> both contain enough metadata to even access some files.
> > If there is no other ways, then `update-grub` needs to check out what is
> > the filesystem used for `/boot` and use that.
>
> Which is subject to exactly the same problem.

Would you have anything else to suggest that could be done to enable
system upgrades to go through the end when encountering such situation?

Debian is known to offer an easy upgrade procedure. Even if Debian
GNU/kFreeBSD for Squeeze was only released as a "technology preview",
those system should not be a PITA to upgrade to Wheezy when it'll be
out.

Cheers,
-- 
Jérémy Bobbio                        .''`. 
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