From: "Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko" <phcoder@gmail.com>
To: The development of GNU GRUB <grub-devel@gnu.org>
Cc: Douglas Morris <dougbmorris@yahoo.com>,
Bruce Dubbs <bruce.dubbs@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: GRUB 1.99 Documentation Observation]
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:47:00 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4EF1B924.60906@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4EF0EC46.3080802@gmail.com>
On 20.12.2011 21:12, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> Forwarding.
> -- Bruce
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: GRUB 1.99 Documentation Observation
> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:55:54 -0800 (PST)
> From: Douglas Morris <dougbmorris@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Douglas Morris <dougbmorris@yahoo.com>
>
>
> Thanks for your work on documenting grub which I plan to use with my
> installation of GNU/Linux. I have a comment on the GRUB documentation
> posted online for version 1.99.
>
> 3.4 BIOS Installation, MBR section says: "there are two ways to
> install GRUB: it can be
> embedded in the area between the MBR and the first partition (...), or
> the core image can be installed in a
> file system and a list of the blocks that make it up can be stored in the
> first sector of that partition."
>
> However, when I look at 3.1 Installing GRUB using grub-install, there
> is no explanation about where the 'core image' is installed or how its
> placement is controlled.
>
The best suitable placement is automatically determined. Block-lists are
only a fallback if mbr gap is unavailable and should be avoided due to
reliability and security problems.
> My observation comes from trying to find out if I can boot GRUB if I
> 'install' it in a /boot logical partition on an MBR harddrive.
As long as you install to MBR and not to partition it's fine.
> I will just try it not knowing the particulars and see what happens. I
> can always start over using Clonezilla, which seems to have worked for
> me once.
You need to reinstall bootloader after cloning in any case
> It seems that OEM Windows 7 installed in an MBR format will not adapt
> to the GPT format and I am not paying for MS installation CDs. So no
> GPT for me.
Microsoft misinforms you that you need EFI to boot on GPT.
> Happy Holidays and any religious salutations suitable to your
> self-identity.
>
> Doug Morris
>
>
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--
Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
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2011-12-20 20:12 [Fwd: GRUB 1.99 Documentation Observation] Bruce Dubbs
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