On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 08:29:26PM +0100, Andrea Conti wrote:
PS: If you know how to get rid of any background image, could you
say how?
Remove or comment out any splashimage directives from the config file.
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Re grub2: as long as grub0 works, I really don't care if grub2 is
On 2012-02-14 6:19 PM, m...@trausch.us m...@trausch.us wrote:
If you're interested, I can detail a history for you, and explain why
GRUB 1 was discontinued and why the whole thing was restructured in
detail. I can't right now, as I am about to get on a conference call,
but I can certainly do so
On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:19:47 -0500, Tanstaafl wrote:
What I would prefer is a detailed yet simple 'How-To' aimed at the
average user rather than the hacker (in other words, don't assume I can
read code/scripts and understand all or even some of what is happening)
or write my own scripts,
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:19 AM, Tanstaafl tansta...@libertytrek.org wrote:
On 2012-02-14 6:19 PM, m...@trausch.us m...@trausch.us wrote:
If you're interested, I can detail a history for you, and explain why
GRUB 1 was discontinued and why the whole thing was restructured in
detail. I can't
On 02/15/2012 07:19 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:
What I would prefer is a detailed yet simple 'How-To' aimed at the
average user rather than the hacker (in other words, don't assume I can
read code/scripts and understand all or even some of what is happening)
or write my own scripts, etc...
Also,
On 2012-02-15 9:37 AM, m...@trausch.us m...@trausch.us wrote:
On 02/15/2012 07:19 AM, Tanstaafl wrote:
What I would prefer is a detailed yet simple 'How-To' aimed at the
average user rather than the hacker (in other words, don't assume I can
read code/scripts and understand all or even some of
On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:47:54 -0500, Tanstaafl wrote:
Understood, and thanks Mike, I really look forward to reading whatever
you can provide. I realize that I'm gonna have to take this plunge
eventually, and would rather not wait until I'm forced to...
That was my feeling a year or so ago. I
Googling around, I get the impression
that 'grub' is now grub 2. Is that
correct?
In portage I see grub-static
(GRUB Legacy boot loader)
with version numbers that coincide with
grub (grub2 ?).
If grub2 has replaced grub-1 what (gentoo)
version number did grub2 first take take?
What was the
Am 14.02.2012 18:36, schrieb james:
Googling around, I get the impression
that 'grub' is now grub 2. Is that
correct?
In portage I see grub-static
(GRUB Legacy boot loader)
with version numbers that coincide with
grub (grub2 ?).
If grub2 has replaced grub-1 what (gentoo)
version
Il giorno Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:36:28 + (UTC)
james wirel...@tampabay.rr.com ha scritto:
Googling around, I get the impression
that 'grub' is now grub 2. Is that
correct?
In portage I see grub-static
(GRUB Legacy boot loader)
with version numbers that coincide with
grub (grub2 ?).
On 120214, at 18:53, Florian Philipp wrote:
Am 14.02.2012 18:36, schrieb james:
Googling around, I get the impression
that 'grub' is now grub 2. Is that
correct?
[...]
Because it is still in development hell, it has
not reached version 2.00.
BTW: So is grub0 still supported by gentoo /
On 02/14/2012 01:08 PM, LK wrote:
BTW: So is grub0 still supported by gentoo / maintained by themselves?
Does that matter(it is boot, no network stuff) ?
GRUB Legacy (that is, GRUB versions 0.xx) is still the default in
Gentoo. In order to use GRUB 2 (that is, GRUB version 1.99 in Portage)
On 120214, at 19:24, m...@trausch.us wrote:
On 02/14/2012 01:08 PM, LK wrote:
BTW: So is grub0 still supported by gentoo / maintained by themselves?
Does that matter(it is boot, no network stuff) ?
GRUB Legacy (that is, GRUB versions 0.xx) is still the default in
Gentoo. In order to use
On Feb 14, 2012 1:41 PM, LK linuxrocksrul...@googlemail.com wrote:
On 120214, at 19:24, m...@trausch.us wrote:
On 02/14/2012 01:08 PM, LK wrote:
BTW: So is grub0 still supported by gentoo / maintained by themselves?
Does that matter(it is boot, no network stuff) ?
GRUB Legacy (that is,
On 02/14/2012 01:40 PM, LK wrote:
On 120214, at 19:24, m...@trausch.us wrote:
On 02/14/2012 01:08 PM, LK wrote:
BTW: So is grub0 still supported by gentoo / maintained by themselves?
Does that matter(it is boot, no network stuff) ?
GRUB Legacy (that is, GRUB versions 0.xx) is still the
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:52 PM, m...@trausch.us m...@trausch.us wrote:
On 02/14/2012 01:40 PM, LK wrote:
On 120214, at 19:24, m...@trausch.us wrote:
On 02/14/2012 01:08 PM, LK wrote:
BTW: So is grub0 still supported by gentoo / maintained by themselves?
Does that matter(it is boot, no
PS: If you know how to get rid of any background image, could you
say how?
Remove or comment out any splashimage directives from the config file.
***
Re grub2: as long as grub0 works, I really don't care if grub2 is
better, cleaner, shinier, more modern or anything else.
I don't need a
On 02/14/2012 02:04 PM, Michael Mol wrote:
A detailed elaboration would be nice.
A contrasting migration guide, complete with the how's, where's and
why's would be awesome. (Once one's invested in understanding a tool,
a 1-2-3-itsmagic walkthrough is very discomforting.)
While there are
On 02/14/2012 02:29 PM, Andrea Conti wrote:
Re grub2: as long as grub0 works, I really don't care if grub2 is
better, cleaner, shinier, more modern or anything else.
I don't need a freakin' whole OS to boot linux, and having a
configuration that is so convoluted that it *has to* be generated
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 3:35 PM, m...@trausch.us m...@trausch.us wrote:
On 02/14/2012 02:04 PM, Michael Mol wrote:
A detailed elaboration would be nice.
A contrasting migration guide, complete with the how's, where's and
why's would be awesome. (Once one's invested in understanding a tool,
a
On 120214, at 21:42, m...@trausch.us wrote:
On 02/14/2012 02:29 PM, Andrea Conti wrote:
Re grub2: as long as grub0 works, I really don't care if grub2 is
better, cleaner, shinier, more modern or anything else.
I don't need a freakin' whole OS to boot linux, and having a
configuration that
On Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:57:03 +0100, LK wrote:
I'm not sure how that translates to being more complex. If you are
averse to change, just say so and be done with it. Is it different?
Oh, yes, absolutely. It couldn't be better if it were the same, could
it? ;-)
First, why do we need
On Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:29:26 +0100, Andrea Conti wrote:
I don't need a freakin' whole OS to boot linux, and having a
configuration that is so convoluted that it *has to* be generated by
running a set of scripts makes no sense at all.
No it doesn't. so thankfully, outside of your FUD, this is
On 02/14/2012 03:57 PM, LK wrote:
First, why do we need that much code?
First, are you talking about source or binary code?
If you're talking about source code, then realize this: Not all that
source is even compiled on your system.
As to the source that *is* compiled on your system, there
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:52 PM, m...@trausch.us m...@trausch.us wrote:
It also supports partition schemes other than MBR, which is useful
since I use GPT on my systems.
FYI Gentoo's GRUB 0.9x in portage has supported GPT for at least 2 or
3 years now. I'm using it with GPT partitions and my
On 02/14/2012 06:47 PM, Paul Hartman wrote:
FYI Gentoo's GRUB 0.9x in portage has supported GPT for at least 2 or
3 years now. I'm using it with GPT partitions and my systems all boot.
:)
Not all distributions do. I have been running GPT for quite some time,
while I only switched to Gentoo
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