ge4arond
Fri, 16 May 2008 07:42:59 -0700
One other hing if anybody can tell me, When GRUB hides/deactivates a partition, does it do so the the Partition table in memory, or on the MBR? ge4arond wrote: > > Thanks for the reply, adrian. What I want to do is to cause GRUB to load > the stored image of TrueCrypt's MBR and load it into the correct place in > memory. Since that would also contain a partition table, there would be no > hiding or unhiding necessary. > > According to this article: > http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/hard_drives/master_boot_record.htm both the > MBR, then the Volume boot record that any boot manager directs the > processor to will load into the same memory location. To me that means > tell GRUB 'boot'. So even though it would be one step backwards, i.e., > substituting another MBR for the MBR that got to GRUB, it should work. > I'll probably try it sometime in the next week. > > This article talks about doing something just a little bit the same, > making a logical partition just for GRUB. > > http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=147959 > > adrian15 adrian15 wrote: >> >> ge4arond escribió: >>> I have a fairly unique set of requirements, which may not be possible. >>> >>> In fact, if GRUB can't read from a logical partition, then the idea is >>> moot. >>> >>> Anyway, lots of net searches have not turned up the answer, so I am >>> looking >>> here. >> >> With grub2 and grub legacy I do not know if bug-grub or help-grub is the >> right mailing list. >> >> Grub can read from logical partitions. >> >> What are you interested to read in ? >> >> adrian15 >> -- >> Support free software. Donate to Super Grub Disk. >> http://supergrub.forjamari.linex.org/?section=donate >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bug-grub mailing list >> Bug-grub@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Where-is-a-mailing-list-for-GRUB-usage--tp17244887p17267104.html Sent from the Grub - Bugs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list Bug-grub@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub