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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:12:19 -0300
From: Teresa e Junior <teresaejunior@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: grub-install on unmounted partitions
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:01:06 +0100
Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:15:07PM -0300, Teresa e Junior wrote:
> > grub-install man page doesn't mention whether the device needs to be
> > mounted or not. Any ideas?
> 
> With EFI firmware, it does, but otherwise (including in the common
> case of PC BIOS systems) it doesn't matter.
> 

Hello, Colin!

I didn't even know there was a replacement for BIOS..! I'll include an
error handler in my scripts then, if an error occurs, the user should
mount the device. 

Thanks!
Teresa e Junior