Re: [gentoo-user] Re: is grub in my mbr?
Am Sonntag, 25. Mai 2008 schrieb »Q«: And thanks again! I didn't realize Gentoo's bugzilla had vote tracking. Let's see wether the devs take the votes into account at all :-) Bye... Dirk signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: is grub in my mbr?
Am Samstag, 24. Mai 2008 schrieb »Q«: OK, then for the reference: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=223311 Thanks much for filing that. I'm trying to resist temptation to spam the bug agreeing with you. You could use the vote function, then. Bye... Dirk signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
[gentoo-user] Re: is grub in my mbr?
On Sat, 24 May 2008 09:43:34 +0200 Dirk Heinrichs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, then for the reference: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=223311 Thanks much for filing that. I'm trying to resist temptation to spam the bug agreeing with you. You could use the vote function, then. And thanks again! I didn't realize Gentoo's bugzilla had vote tracking. -- »Q« Kleeneness is next to Gödelness. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: is grub in my mbr?
On Fri, 23 May 2008 07:57:04 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: Hmm, maybe I should file a bug for this. NOTHING should EVER mount anything automatically on a users system unless being explicitely told to do so. So the above should change to MOUNT_BOOT=yes, or even be a use flag. I couldn't agree more. -- Neil Bothwick Fasten your seatbelt ... I wanna try something. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: is grub in my mbr?
Am Freitag, 23. Mai 2008 schrieb ext Neil Bothwick: On Fri, 23 May 2008 07:57:04 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: Hmm, maybe I should file a bug for this. NOTHING should EVER mount anything automatically on a users system unless being explicitely told to do so. So the above should change to MOUNT_BOOT=yes, or even be a use flag. I couldn't agree more. OK, then for the reference: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=223311 Bye... Dirk -- Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49 (0)162 234 3408 Configuration Manager | Fax: +49 (0)211 47068 111 Capgemini Deutschland | Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wanheimerstraße 68 | Web: http://www.capgemini.com D-40468 Düsseldorf | ICQ#: 110037733 GPG Public Key C2E467BB | Keyserver: wwwkeys.pgp.net signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: is grub in my mbr?
Am Donnerstag, 22. Mai 2008 schrieb ext »Q«: It could just as easily remount a /boot that had been ro. Aaaargh, just looked at the code. It does! Bug is filed. Bye... Dirk -- Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49 (0)162 234 3408 Configuration Manager | Fax: +49 (0)211 47068 111 Capgemini Deutschland | Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wanheimerstraße 68 | Web: http://www.capgemini.com D-40468 Düsseldorf | ICQ#: 110037733 GPG Public Key C2E467BB | Keyserver: wwwkeys.pgp.net signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
[gentoo-user] Re: is grub in my mbr?
On Fri, 23 May 2008 10:38:23 +0200 Dirk Heinrichs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am Freitag, 23. Mai 2008 schrieb ext Neil Bothwick: On Fri, 23 May 2008 07:57:04 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: Hmm, maybe I should file a bug for this. NOTHING should EVER mount anything automatically on a users system unless being explicitely told to do so. So the above should change to MOUNT_BOOT=yes, or even be a use flag. I couldn't agree more. OK, then for the reference: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=223311 Thanks much for filing that. I'm trying to resist temptation to spam the bug agreeing with you. -- »Q« Kleeneness is next to Gödelness. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: is grub in my mbr?
Am Donnerstag, 22. Mai 2008 schrieb ext »Q«: No, it's the couldn't happen to me because my /boot is mounted ro defense. I wouldn't rely on this. My boot wasn't mounted at all, but the ebuild mounted it and overwrote some files. It could just as easily remount a /boot that had been ro. Using DONT_MOUNT_BOOT=yes in make.conf should avoid it for good. Hmm, maybe I should file a bug for this. NOTHING should EVER mount anything automatically on a users system unless being explicitely told to do so. So the above should change to MOUNT_BOOT=yes, or even be a use flag. Bye... Dirk -- Dirk Heinrichs | Tel: +49 (0)162 234 3408 Configuration Manager | Fax: +49 (0)211 47068 111 Capgemini Deutschland | Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wanheimerstraße 68 | Web: http://www.capgemini.com D-40468 Düsseldorf | ICQ#: 110037733 GPG Public Key C2E467BB | Keyserver: wwwkeys.pgp.net signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
[gentoo-user] Re: is grub in my mbr?
Dirk Heinrichs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am Mittwoch, 21. Mai 2008 schrieb ext Neil Bothwick: On Wed, 21 May 2008 10:53:28 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: If you don't, the stage1 in your MBR may not work with the stage1.5 and stage2 in /boot. This happened with a recent GRUB update. Not to me. Aha, the old works for me defence :) No, it's the couldn't happen to me because my /boot is mounted ro defense. I wouldn't rely on this. My boot wasn't mounted at all, but the ebuild mounted it and overwrote some files. It could just as easily remount a /boot that had been ro. Using DONT_MOUNT_BOOT=yes in make.conf should avoid it for good. BTW: One doesn't really need to keep grub installed after writing the MBR. Just unmerge it and your /boot and/or MBR are save. True. But I wanted the new grub, just wanted to install it to my /boot manually. -- »Q« Kleeneness is next to Gödelness. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
