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From: Michel Catudal <mcatudal@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub1: Cant ? Re: keeping grub 1
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 22:27:41
Message-Id: 55DE3D41.1050301@comcast.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub1: Cant ? Re: keeping grub 1 by Fernando Rodriguez
1 Le 2015-08-26 13:37, Fernando Rodriguez a écrit :
2
3 > This may not be complete and some of these may be possible to some extent with
4 > legacy grub:
5 >
6 > 1. Grub Legacy is 32-bit only, so you need 32-bit libraries or use grub-
7 > static. Grub2 is portable, even beyond Intel architectures.
8 > 2. Grub2 has been rewritten to be modular. Instead of Grub's stages model it
9 > uses a core image and a bunch of modules.
10 > 3. EFI support without chainloading or other hacks.
11 > 4. Better filesystem support. Including loopback devices.
12 > 5. Graphics and theming support.
13 > 6. Grub2's config file (the one it tells you not to edit manually) is scriptable
14 > using a shell-like script language.
15 > 7. Password support for each entry.
16 >
17 >
18
19 I've had serious problems in the past getting to to install on a partition and gave up. Is that bug fixed? It insists on installing on the MBR which is unacceptable.
20
21 Michel
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26 http://sourceforge.net/projects/suzielinux/

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Re: [gentoo-user] Grub1: Cant ? Re: keeping grub 1 Fernando Rodriguez <frodriguez.developer@×××××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Grub1: Cant ? Re: keeping grub 1 Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>