Re: [patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-04-02 Thread Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
gbura...@gmail.com wrote: >> I asked you for at least a usecase when it makes a difference but till >> now I've read only about theoretical advantages. >> > > Ok, my usecase is the following: > We are installing grub to EFI system partition and on the next load it must > load itself (rmadisk&

Re: [patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-03-12 Thread KESHAV P.R.
My mail is actually a reply to the request for a use case from grub2 developers for for the gpt_guid.diff patch ( patch - http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2010-02/msg00094.html and question - http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2010-02/msg00175.html ). This is a very nice featu

Re: [patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-03-12 Thread KESHAV P.R.
My mail is actually a reply to the request for a use case from grub2 developers for for the gpt_guid.diff patch ( patch - http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2010-02/msg00094.html and question - http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2010-02/msg00175.html ). This is a very nice featu

Re: [patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-03-11 Thread Seth Goldberg
If this is to be supported, I highly recommend a GRUB2 commands that allows the dumping of the current GPT partitions and their GUIDs so that if one needs to "look up" the GUID of a partition whose index is known they can do that without booting an OS (if one is even bootable!). --S Quoti

Re: [patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-03-11 Thread Isaac Dupree
On 03/11/10 09:43, KESHAV P.R. wrote: GPT GUID is one of the best FILESYSTEM-INDEPENDENT way of uniquely identifying a partition. I am not sure if Linux supports gpt-uuids (I didn't find any hints of it via google!), but this sounds like it could be great news for Linux encrypted swap -- the

Re: [patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-03-11 Thread KESHAV P.R.
GPT GUID is one of the best FILESYSTEM-INDEPENDENT way of uniquely identifying a partition. Most people who use GPT are thos who have need for many primary partitions. I use GPT in my internal 320 GB HDD (12 partitions) and 500 GB USB 2.0 external (11 partitions). My guess of the workflow of grub

Re: Re: [patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-02-24 Thread gburanov
> I asked you for at least a usecase when it makes a difference but till > now I've read only about theoretical advantages. Ok, my usecase is the following: We are installing grub to EFI system partition and on the next load it must load itself (rmadisk&kernel) from Windows partiton (where our ma

Re: [patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-02-21 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 01:32:15PM +0100, Michal Suchanek wrote: > It has been explained that using the NTFS UUID is about equivalent of > using the volume label. If it is sufficient why are we using UUIDs at > all? We can use the much more readable labels everywhere and get rid > of those long and

Re: [patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-02-21 Thread Michal Suchanek
2010/2/20 Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko : > gbura...@gmail.com wrote: >> What about this patch? It is possible to integrate it, at least in the >> experimental branch? >> >> > I asked you for at least a usecase when it makes a difference but till > now I've read only about theoretical adva

Re: [patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-02-20 Thread Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
gbura...@gmail.com wrote: > What about this patch? It is possible to integrate it, at least in the > experimental branch? > > I asked you for at least a usecase when it makes a difference but till now I've read only about theoretical advantages. > -- > This message was sent on behalf of gbura..

Re: [patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-02-17 Thread gburanov
What about this patch? It is possible to integrate it, at least in the experimental branch? -- This message was sent on behalf of gbura...@gmail.com at openSubscriber.com http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/grub-devel@gnu.org/13421616.html ___ Grub-

[patch] search for partition using GPT GUID

2010-02-12 Thread George Buranov
Hello everybody. I have just implemented support for GPT GUID search and I am really interested in providing this patch for integration.Who is in chief here, we can discuss details =) Patch is included. The syntax is now the following # Entry 1 - Chainload another bootloader menuentry "Chainload