From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1KNCwD-000643-1m for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:33:53 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KNCwB-000623-FF for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:33:51 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KNCw9-0005yO-B4 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:33:50 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=38653 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KNCw9-0005yA-4Y for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:33:49 -0400 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.177]:62684) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KNCw8-0005NO-Ug for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:33:49 -0400 Received: from [85.180.36.210] (e180036210.adsl.alicedsl.de [85.180.36.210]) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de (node=mrelayeu7) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0ML2xA-1KNCw741z6-0004xr; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:33:48 +0200 From: Felix Zielcke To: The development of GRUB 2 In-Reply-To: <1217188425.15683.17.camel@fz-deb.local> References: <200804131734.50447.Chris.Knadle@coredump.us> <200807231647.42719.Chris.Knadle@coredump.us> <20080725202718.GA18149@thorin> <200807251909.34724.Chris.Knadle@coredump.us> <1217188425.15683.17.camel@fz-deb.local> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:33:48 +0200 Message-Id: <1217190828.15683.23.camel@fz-deb.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+2On/7eCajolqzDcQvf5PrHScZl/BbFGZGJvI lVTeQqhWUpBc65JfqRWGFTbBhFdLdg+W6qqDbvrrdJ8gJIyDfi zxJVi4UTh7Q3gLtw3xn/pJBfczGA0ZO X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6? (barebone, rare!) Subject: Re: grub-probe fails to find PC partition due to Apple disklabel 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: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:33:51 -0000 Am Sonntag, den 27.07.2008, 21:53 +0200 schrieb Felix Zielcke: > Wipe a disk, then make an apple partition, and then make msdos > partitions and make a filesystem on it. > Just like it probable was as you reported the bug initially. > Urm I forgot: probable better if you make also an apple filesystem on it and check your device.map that it's right and has an try for the /dev/ you're testing with. grub-mkdevicemap makes a new one if you don't want to run grub-install --recheck The best would be a real test, not something constructed So grabbing a harddisk used on an apple and then overwriting it with a msdos partition scheme and linux filesystem and having linux installed on it So basicly as I already said in my mail before: Almost the same situation as you had as you reported the bug :)