From: "Weil, Stefan 3732 EPE-24" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Bug fix for grub (CVS version) with extended partitions
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:25:03 +0100
> if (! flags
> + && ! IS_PC_SLICE_TYPE_EXTENDED (current_slice)
> && (part_no == slice_no
> || (part_no == 0xFF
> && IS_PC_SLICE_TYPE_BSD (current_slice))))
This is a wrong fix. We need to be able to set the root partition to
an extended partition, for chain-loaders. I'll investigate it.
Anyway, thanks for your report. Your information is truly useful.
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