On 02/03/16 00:33, Adam Wilson wrote: >> "As we all know, you cannot install grub into an XFS partition because >> > the XFS superblock is in sector 0 of the partition." > I'm pretty sure this only holds true for LILO now, according to the > official XFS FAQ > (http://xfs.org/index.php/XFS_FAQ#Q:_Does_GRUB_work_with_XFS.3F). > Concerning GRUB, it has this to say: > >> > There is native XFS filesystem support for GRUB starting with version >> > 0.91 and onward. Unfortunately, GRUB used to make incorrect >> > assumptions about being able to read a block device image while a >> > filesystem is mounted and actively being written to, which could >> > cause intermittent problems when using XFS. This has reportedly since >> > been fixed, and the 0.97 version (at least) of GRUB is apparently >> > stable.
I think that's two different things. The "cannot install grub into an XFS partition" quote is about where grub lives - normally in the MBR, but possibly in a partition (but not if it's XFS). The FAQ quote is about what kinds of partition grub can boot, which includes XFS. Richard
