Bug#345931: A patch closing #345931, verified against debian testing

2006-09-29 Thread Otavio Salvador
Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Right but if it's not too hard and complex might be good. > > People should be using grub-install; if we still want compatibility I think > it's > an upstream decision. > > Mats, could you send your patch to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree with Rebert here.

Bug#345931: A patch closing #345931, verified against debian testing

2006-09-28 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 04:58:52PM -0300, Otavio Salvador wrote: > Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 10:51:55AM -0300, Otavio Salvador wrote: > >> > >> This code also looks great for upstream subimition. I would like if > >> you could send it to bug-grub@gnu.

Bug#345931: A patch closing #345931, verified against debian testing

2006-09-28 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Otavio Salvador wrote: > Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Anyway, is this compatibility between different versions of MBR and stage > > files? > > I don't think having version disparity between MBR and stage was meant to be > > supported. > > Right but if

Bug#345931: A patch closing #345931, verified against debian testing

2006-09-28 Thread Robert Millan
On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 10:51:55AM -0300, Otavio Salvador wrote: > > This code also looks great for upstream subimition. I would like if > you could send it to bug-grub@gnu.org and talk to them. If you can get > it there would be easier to us just grub a CVS snapshot for packaging > proposes. > >

Bug#345931: A patch closing #345931, verified against debian testing

2006-09-28 Thread Otavio Salvador
Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 10:51:55AM -0300, Otavio Salvador wrote: >> >> This code also looks great for upstream subimition. I would like if >> you could send it to bug-grub@gnu.org and talk to them. If you can get >> it there would be easier to us just g

Bug#345931: A patch closing #345931, verified against debian testing

2006-09-28 Thread Otavio Salvador
Mats Erik Andersson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yesterday I fetched from Debian Sid grub 0.97-16.1, > built it and observed that, as expected according > to #345931, it destroyed and made useless the MBR > of my grub 0.95+cvs20040624-17sarge1. But by an > application of my patch the altered

Bug#345931: A patch closing #345931, verified against debian testing

2006-09-28 Thread Mats Erik Andersson
Dear Maintainers and others, the attached patch-file closes to my understanding the urgent bug 345931. I write this very message in respons to a question of Robert Millan last Monday. The patch boot_drive_correction.diff is simply a beautyfied version of the one submitted th