From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1K2Crx-0005Jo-35 for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 30 May 2008 18:14:41 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K2Crv-0005JX-Ly for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 30 May 2008 18:14:39 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K2Cru-0005JD-8Q for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 30 May 2008 18:14:39 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=55022 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K2Cru-0005JA-4S for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 30 May 2008 18:14:38 -0400 Received: from c60.cesmail.net ([216.154.195.49]:48981) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K2Crt-0007Mz-Qo for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 30 May 2008 18:14:38 -0400 Received: from unknown (HELO relay.cesmail.net) ([192.168.1.81]) by c60.cesmail.net with ESMTP; 30 May 2008 18:14:40 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.21] (static-72-92-88-10.phlapa.fios.verizon.net [72.92.88.10]) by relay.cesmail.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E79A619058 for ; Fri, 30 May 2008 18:14:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Pavel Roskin To: grub-devel@gnu.org Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 18:14:36 -0400 Message-Id: <1212185676.18496.9.camel@dv> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.1 (2.22.1-2.fc9) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Subject: Searching UUID on floppies X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 22:14:39 -0000 Hello! An old system with a floppy drive has a minor regression with the current GRUB. It makes some noises for a second or two when GRUB loads, apparently trying to find a floppy disk in the drive. It's possible that some misconfigured systems may even hang or wait for a long time if the floppy drive is absent, but BIOS expects it to be present. It's easy to blame users, but it will be seen as a regression. Perhaps the UUID search should start with the hard drives and then go to the floppies as the last resort? -- Regards, Pavel Roskin