From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from list by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.71) id 1RdJhb-000460-Rc for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:47:15 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:58475) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RdJhU-00044b-Rq for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:47:14 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RdJhQ-0002yJ-QM for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:47:08 -0500 Received: from mail-wi0-f169.google.com ([209.85.212.169]:52906) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RdJhQ-0002y2-Hs for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:47:04 -0500 Received: by wibhq12 with SMTP id hq12so2433391wib.0 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:47:03 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=dl9A7agygFRvTu9zHUS3ehrZngbvYAMS2TJt5FpHqJw=; b=ESGKG5aqI2lWaJKELqEPq4LwQwifHyNxIq25J39Oz1ADvBKD/p/P36QGnJvDMa4PFu E7O00jCpUrHeYs0pb6GGRZZZLai7AI/88l7d0f7WDCQ9ZaK1WHBvnJFNQWTVSwTGkN0R 6wjFaVwae45K2kCLIXopreNmQ/JxxGTNE8QFI= Received: by 10.180.91.201 with SMTP id cg9mr13081332wib.15.1324464423706; Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:47:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from debian.x201.phnet (cx-public-docking-1-027.ethz.ch. [129.132.149.27]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id dd4sm12456295wib.1.2011.12.21.02.47.01 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:47:02 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4EF1B924.60906@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:47:00 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?B?VmxhZGltaXIgJ8+GLWNvZGVyL3BoY29kZXInIFNlcmJpbmVua28=?= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.24) Gecko/20111114 Icedove/3.1.16 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: The development of GNU GRUB Subject: Re: [Fwd: GRUB 1.99 Documentation Observation] References: <4EF0EC46.3080802@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4EF0EC46.3080802@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 209.85.212.169 Cc: Douglas Morris , Bruce Dubbs X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GNU GRUB List-Id: The development of GNU GRUB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:47:14 -0000 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 > Reply-To: Douglas Morris > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel > -- Regards Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko