fallback for "grub-probe -t partmap" failures

[Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com>]

(please keep CC to upsteam..)

So, do we put this in upstream grub CVS, or do we hold it off untill a
better fix is available ?

On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 03:34:13PM +0100, Sam Morris wrote:
> On Sat, 2007-05-19 at 16:08 +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> > On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 02:10:32PM +0100, Sam Morris wrote:
> > > 
> > > Ok, here are the results.
> > > 
> > > 'grub-mkimage --output=/boot/grub/core.img ext2 pc gpt _chain' crashes
> > > at the menu
> > 
> > But raid is missing here.  Does "ext2 pc gpt raid _chain" work?  (at least,
> > to get to the rescue console)
> 
> Yes, this works fine too.
> 
> > There are two separate problems here.  I can't comment on the LBA addressing
> > issue, but if we can isolate the partmap detection one, then at least we can
> > "fix" [1] this (which is what affects the majority of users).
> > 
> > [1] With a kludge that loads "pc gpt" when partmap cannot be detected.  Not sure
> >     if this is suitable for official grub, but at least we would enable it in
> >     Debian.
> 
> Sounds good to me!
> 
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