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On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 5:04 AM, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Thursday 05 May 2016 19:45:53 Mike Gilbert wrote: |
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>> On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com> |
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>> wrote: |
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>> > I'm prefectly happy with grub-0.97, and want to continue |
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>> > using it. If I let portage install grub:2, is it going to interfere |
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>> > with my continued use of grub:0? |
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>> > Since grub-2.02 is being installed in a new slot, one would assume it |
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>> > won't interfere with continue use of grub-0.97... |
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>> > Right? |
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>> It will not interfere with grub legacy (0.97). |
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> Maybe not in the slot, but when it gets installed to the MBR it will |
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> overwrite the 0.97 boot code there. |
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grub only gets installed in the MBR when you invoke grub-install or |
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grub2-install. |
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I assumed that Grant is intelligent not to run grub2-install on his system. |
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