Re: Grub update?

["Henry W. Peters" <hwpeters@jamadots.com>]

On 07/18/2010 02:11 PM, Colin Watson wrote:
>
> Press Space with the relevant checkbox highlighted.
>
>    
>> I think this is a grub problem (insufficient (&  rather non standard (?)
>> instructions to select options!).
>>      
> This list deals with the upstream GRUB code.  The problems you are
> having are with the Debian packaging (or, more strictly, with debconf's
> dialog frontend, which isn't a part of the Debian GRUB packaging at all
> although it does make use of it due to Debian packaging standards).  I
> appreciate that it is not always easy for a user to tell the difference,
> but that is why I am advising you.
>
> The problem with having the dialog advise you to press Space is that the
> method for selecting a checkbox varies depending on the frontend in use.
> Many people will be using (e.g.) the GNOME frontend and if I made the
> packaging advise you to press Space then this would make no sense to
> them.
>
> If you wish to continue this discussion, then perhaps you could file a
> Debian bug report on the grub-pc package?  It's not really on-topic for
> this list.
>
> Cheers,
>    

Thanks again Colin! Space was the place.

No bug... (now I have to reboot, & find out for sure).

In appreciation for time.

Henry