On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:48:40AM +1000, Vincent McIntyre wrote: > Support user selection of grub boot disk from a list of disks > via a new question, grub-installer/choose_bootdev. > Check for a mismatch between a preseeded value of grub-installer/bootdev > and the guess at the default boot disk made by grub-installer, > and prompt the user to choose the correct disk. > > This should help the user avoid grub-installer writing to the MBR > of the wrong device (e.g. #696877) and fix the issue of preseeded > values of bootdev being ignored (e.g. #666974). > > Signed-off-by: Vincent McIntyre <vincent.mcint...@csiro.au> > --- > debian/grub-installer.templates | 16 +++++ > debian/po/templates.pot | 17 +++++ > grub-installer | 130 > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- > 3 files changed, 159 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/debian/grub-installer.templates b/debian/grub-installer.templates > index 888a656..5d15411 100644 > --- a/debian/grub-installer.templates > +++ b/debian/grub-installer.templates > @@ -86,6 +86,22 @@ _Description: Device for boot loader installation: > drive; > - "/dev/fd0" will install GRUB to a floppy. > > +Template: grub-installer/choose_bootdev > +Type: select > +Choices-C: ${CHOICES} > +Choices: ${DESCRIPTIONS} > +# :sl2: > +_Description: Select disk for boot loader installation: > + You need to make the newly installed system bootable, by installing > + the GRUB boot loader on a bootable device. The usual way to do this is to > + install GRUB on the master boot record of your first hard drive. If you > + prefer, you can install GRUB elsewhere on the drive, or to another drive, > + or even to a floppy. > + . > + Select a disk from the list. GRUB will be installed to the master boot > + record of that disk. If you want to install GRUB somewhere other than the > + master boot record of one of these disks, select 'Enter device manually'. > + > Template: grub-installer/password > Type: password > # :sl2:
The deb already has a question about which device to install too. Wouldn't it be better to reuse that question? To use the same text and the existing translations? MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130425113258.GA15210@frosties