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Am 07.10.2011 02:55, schrieb Michael Orlitzky: |
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> On 10/06/11 19:42, Jonas de Buhr wrote: |
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>>> If we have some grub-legacy and some grub2 installs, |
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>> why would you do that? |
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> Eventually, grub2 will be all that's available from portage. At that |
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> point, I can either, |
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> 1) Install grub2 on some machines. |
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> 2) Maintain grub-legacy (and install media) myself. |
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i really don't think thats the way its going to be. i think there will |
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be grub and grub2 in portage potentially forever. like with python 2 and 3. |
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even if not, 2) takes you one cp command and a little bit of disk space |
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for the grub tarball. |
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>> have a look at the link i posted. if you really want to keep it simple, |
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>> grub2 can be configured with a single grub.cfg file. |
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> How much work would it be for you to, |
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> * Learn grub2 |
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if you're ok with the single .cfg: done. |
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> * Travel to my office here in Baltimore |
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first class flight please. |
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> * Test it on all combinations of hardware that we currently run |
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> * Document the standard config and any special cases |
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ok. |
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> * Upgrade a bunch of my servers at 4am? |
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why not choose a convenient time to upgrade? |
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> If you still think it's "not much" then I'd be happy to have you do it |
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> while I drink margaritas. |
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no, i still don't think its as much of a big deal as you make of it. |
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about as much work as a kernel upgrade. let's wait for grub2 to go |
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stable before you send me that ticket ;) |
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