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From: Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Will installing grub-2.02 break my grub-0.97 setup?
Date: Fri, 06 May 2016 09:04:34
Message-Id: 7709206.GTd8Y9oZvI@peak
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Will installing grub-2.02 break my grub-0.97 setup? by Mike Gilbert
1 On Thursday 05 May 2016 19:45:53 Mike Gilbert wrote:
2 > On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 6:03 PM, Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com>
3 > wrote:
4 --->8
5 > > I'm prefectly happy with grub-0.97, and want to continue
6 > > using it. If I let portage install grub:2, is it going to interfere
7 > > with my continued use of grub:0?
8 > >
9 > > Since grub-2.02 is being installed in a new slot, one would assume it
10 > > won't interfere with continue use of grub-0.97...
11 > >
12 > > Right?
13 >
14 > It will not interfere with grub legacy (0.97).
15
16 Maybe not in the slot, but when it gets installed to the MBR it will
17 overwrite the 0.97 boot code there.
18
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20 Rgds
21 Peter

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