Hi there,
This is my proposal for a new dessign in update-grub. As you might know,
update-grub is a script used in Debian to generate GRUB config file. Over time,
we've found that the monolithic dessign of that script made it difficult to
maintain and extend, and it ultimately has become
Maybe this isn't the right place, but..
I've been pissed off a couple of times by my grub config being
overwritten after installing a new kernel on Ubuntu (presumably the
same happens on Debian) - I don't get why it doesn't simply add the
new kernel rather than regenerate the entire file?
If
On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 11:40:02AM +0100, Declan Naughton wrote:
Maybe this isn't the right place, but..
I've been pissed off a couple of times by my grub config being
overwritten after installing a new kernel on Ubuntu (presumably the
same happens on Debian) - I don't get why it doesn't
* Yoshinori K. Okuji [EMAIL PROTECTED] [061015 16:51]:
* Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first
partition of hd0 is now hd0,1 but not hd0,0.
Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here?
If changing the partition naming scheme, I would have thought it'd
* Vladimir Serbinenko [EMAIL PROTECTED] [061015 17:36]:
Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here?
If changing the partition naming scheme, I would have thought it'd
become hd1,1. But why is the first disk 0 and the first partition 1?
Using Linux style names might make sense as
* Dennis Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] [061015 17:41]:
It was already discussed plenty of times and the answer is that with
BIOS it's impossible to guess the linux's names, so it would just
confuse the users
Or it may be Solaris or OS/2 Warp or some OS not yet released.
I enjoy the amusement
* Dennis Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] [061015 17:35]:
* Yoshinori K. Okuji [EMAIL PROTECTED] [061015 16:51]:
* Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first
partition of hd0 is now hd0,1 but not hd0,0.
Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here?
If changing the
I'm happy to announce the release of GRUB 1.95. This is the sixth of
our prereleases leading up to GRUB 2.0. We encourage you to try it, as
we have done a significant amount of work towards GRUB 2. Note that this
release is mainly for developers who are willing to contribute to our
project. If
* Yoshinori K. Okuji [EMAIL PROTECTED] [061015 16:51]:
* Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first
partition of hd0 is now hd0,1 but not hd0,0.
Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here?
If changing the partition naming scheme, I would have thought it'd
become
At Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:31:04 +0200,
Stefan Reinauer wrote:
* Yoshinori K. Okuji [EMAIL PROTECTED] [061015 16:51]:
* Number partitions from 1 instead of 0. For instance, the first
partition of hd0 is now hd0,1 but not hd0,0.
Hm. What's the reason for being inconsistent here?
If
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