Re: [PATCH] grub-setup Modify the conditionality of the copy of the partition table

2011-03-25 Thread Mario Limonciello
Hi Colin & Vladimir: On 03/25/2011 06:31 PM, Colin Watson wrote: > On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 11:55:32PM +0100, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' > Serbinenko wrote: >> On 25.03.2011 23:13, Mario Limonciello wrote: >>> +* util/grub-setup.c: Conditionalize the partition map copy on >>> floppy >>>

Re: [PATCH] grub-setup Modify the conditionality of the copy of the partition table

2011-03-25 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 11:55:32PM +0100, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko wrote: > On 25.03.2011 23:13, Mario Limonciello wrote: > > +* util/grub-setup.c: Conditionalize the partition map copy on > > floppy > > + support, not on whether the target contains partitions. > > +

Re: [PATCH] grub-setup Modify the conditionality of the copy of the partition table

2011-03-25 Thread Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
On 25.03.2011 23:13, Mario Limonciello wrote: > +* util/grub-setup.c: Conditionalize the partition map copy on floppy > + support, not on whether the target contains partitions. > + > + Otherwise, the BIOS on Dell Latitude E series laptops will freeze > + during

[PATCH] grub-setup Modify the conditionality of the copy of the partition table

2011-03-25 Thread Mario Limonciello
Hi: I've discovered that in snapshots of GRUB2 in Ubuntu natty, you are no longer able to install GRUB2 to a partition and successfully boot on certain Dell E-series Latitudes. This is a regression from the GRUB2 that was included in Ubuntu maverick. The BIOS makes an assertion based on the