On Nov 27, 2013, at 1:58 AM, Michael Schwendt <[email protected]> wrote:
>> It can't be used if /boot is on XFS or LVM or md RAID, all of which lack >> boot loader padding areas, so fewer configurations are supported. >> > > Okay. I don't want to put separate /boot partitions on XFS, LVM or RAID. > Certainly not with a multi-boot desktop system (which uses LVM, though). If you use grub2 correctly, all of these use cases are easily supported. If you go off the rails, then your layouts are necessarily limited. In any case, installing a bootloader to a partition not how UEFI works. So I don't see the point in defending methods that aren't best practices, and instead cling to legacy notions that either aren't recommended or simply don't work, just because the firmware is BIOS. We'd be much better off with a cooperative approach with BIOS multibooting rather than the messy, overly complicated state that presently exists. >> You're better off using extlinux if you want something that supports >> installation to a partition. > > It's good to have a fallback, at least. Grubby includes support for extlinux, > too. Right well grubby is another crusty bit of legacy I'd like to see us drop that has various other problems with at least one modern file system. Chris Murphy -- users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
