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On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 6:27 PM, Michel Catudal <mcatudal@×××××××.net> wrote: |
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> Le 2015-08-26 13:37, Fernando Rodriguez a écrit : |
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>> This may not be complete and some of these may be possible to some extent |
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>> with |
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>> legacy grub: |
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>> 1. Grub Legacy is 32-bit only, so you need 32-bit libraries or use grub- |
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>> static. Grub2 is portable, even beyond Intel architectures. |
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>> 2. Grub2 has been rewritten to be modular. Instead of Grub's stages model |
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>> it |
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>> uses a core image and a bunch of modules. |
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>> 3. EFI support without chainloading or other hacks. |
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>> 4. Better filesystem support. Including loopback devices. |
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>> 5. Graphics and theming support. |
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>> 6. Grub2's config file (the one it tells you not to edit manually) is |
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>> scriptable |
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>> using a shell-like script language. |
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>> 7. Password support for each entry. |
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> I've had serious problems in the past getting to to install on a partition |
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> and gave up. Is that bug fixed? It insists on installing on the MBR which is |
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> unacceptable. |
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It's not a bug, and it won't be "fixed". Installing on a partition is |
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simply not supported. |
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