Okay, I just tried grub2 1.96+20080704-2, without the chainload option. It installs without an error, and I've verified that it still can't find a PC partition on a disk with a hybrid apple/pc partition map:
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= anan7:/home/cknadle# aptitude Reading package fields... Done Reading package status... Done Retrieving bug reports... Done Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done grave bugs of grub-common ( -> 1.96+20080704-2) <pending> #475718 - grub gets confused by hybrid apple/pc partmap Summary: grub-common(1 bug) Are you sure you want to install/upgrade the above packages? [Y/n/?/...] Y Preconfiguring packages ... dpkg: grub: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request: grub-choose-default depends on grub. (Reading database ... 349738 files and directories currently installed.) Removing grub ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Selecting previously deselected package grub-common. (Reading database ... 349691 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking grub-common (from .../grub-common_1.96+20080704-2_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package grub-pc. Unpacking grub-pc (from .../grub-pc_1.96+20080704-2_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package grub2. Unpacking grub2 (from .../grub2_1.96+20080704-2_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up grub-common (1.96+20080704-2) ... Setting up grub-pc (1.96+20080704-2) ... Setting up grub2 (1.96+20080704-2) ... Press return to continue. anan7:/home/cknadle# grub-probe /dev/hde3 grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /dev/hde3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Purging grub2, grub-pc, and grub-common when not using the chainload option does indeed remove the grub2 files from /boot/grub. :-) Thanks. -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]