From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1MH0V3-00089U-3L for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:08:45 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MH0V0-00086V-RX for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:08:42 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MH0Uw-0007yp-1O for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:08:42 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=48720 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MH0Uv-0007ye-TI for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:08:37 -0400 Received: from eastrmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.240.46]:40944) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MH0Uv-0001zq-6R for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:08:37 -0400 Received: from eastrmimpo02.cox.net ([68.1.16.120]) by eastrmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20090617190832.SXF1310.eastrmmtao104.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:08:32 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([68.14.70.222]) by eastrmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id 578V1c0024nkWJk0278ZVk; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:08:34 -0400 X-VR-Score: -200.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=0sqBG50166nwLLjtJ0IA:9 a=athdd6oxX0W4nHY23-KQVsp81fQA:4 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=43v4sowt3QhGLaZ4CcEA:9 a=xqMMH8d9pVlAYqU8Ut-Tja30ioIA:4 a=sRbc0tItu94A:10 a=MNcmkZiEQYQA:10 a=bUBOKfpOkEEA:10 a=4vB-4DCPJfMA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: <4A393A8F.7020005@cox.net> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:48:47 -0400 From: "David A. Cobb" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2a1pre) Gecko/20090613 Shredder/3.1a1pre MIME-Version: 1.0 To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <4A37E264.4060501@cox.net> <1245177055.3489.12.camel@fz.local> In-Reply-To: <1245177055.3489.12.camel@fz.local> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------030006010503090506090109" X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) Subject: Re: A strange occurrence 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: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:08:43 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030006010503090506090109 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 06/16/2009 02:30 PM, Felix Zielcke wrote: > Am Dienstag, den 16.06.2009, 14:20 -0400 schrieb David A. Cobb: >> >> >> But, I'm puzzled [yeah, that is my normal state]. Did the BIOS actually >> read a different image? Or, did the "old" GRUB fail to chainload, even >> though there is no visible sign during a normal boot that the old GRUB >> is still around? If the latter, should I consider writing the GRUB-2 >> image onto the MBR again? Or, would that be just asking for trouble? > upgrade-from-grub-legacy currently runs grub-install '(hd0)' and which > disk hd0 is, is defined in your /boot/grub/device.map > Robert and me are thinking how we solve that problem at best. OK. I only have one disk, and I did "upgrade-from-grub-legacy." > If you tell grub-pc that you want to chainload it from grub-legacy then > it runs the update-grub from grub-legacy to create the menuentry for it > and so updates the kernel list for it too. > Maybe you just had grub-legacy in MBR of 2 (or more) of your disks > installed and then BIOS just loaded not the one you thought it would but > the other one. > I don't see where grub2 would have a problem. > If your BIOS changes the disk order then you have to make sure that on > this disk the right grub is installed to MBR. MfG! David --------------030006010503090506090109 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=utf-8; name="superbiskit.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="superbiskit.vcf" begin:vcard fn:David A. Cobb n:Cobb;David A. email;internet:superbiskit@cox.net tel;home:+1-401-615-3895 tel;cell:+1-401-301-2207 note;quoted-printable:Semi-retired T-Rex Mainframe Programmer=0D=0A= Orthodox Christian=0D=0A= x-mozilla-html:TRUE version:2.1 end:vcard --------------030006010503090506090109--