On 2013-01-29 09:29 (GMT) Barry Jackson composed:
Felix Miata wrote:
Does M2 have current Grub2 in backports, or would it be simple enough to install from Cauldron repos? If so, maybe if needed and pressed I could find time to try installing Grub2 to its PBR. I'm not of a mind to replace M2 there yet, and it doesn't have space for a new installation of anything until I figure out what if anything I want to do about its crowded HD.
I keep my own backports of stuff that I am interested in, so I have just re-built the current grub2 packages against the current Mageia2 repos for you, you will find them here:
http://mtf.no-ip.co.uk/pub/linux/barjac/distrib/2/i586/grub2-2.00-16.mga2.i586.rpm
http://mtf.no-ip.co.uk/pub/linux/barjac/distrib/2/x86_64/grub2-2.00-16.mga2.x86_64.rpm
I did try to address your question to the lead grub2 dev last night on irc, but he decided to go to bed at that point and suggested that I email it instead ;)
Maybe you would like to mail him directly, as you understand the issue better than I do.
He is Vladimir Serbinenko: mailto:[email protected]
I just reread all my posts in this thread having this same exact subject line as this, and see no question I posed other than the one you just answered, so I don't know what you think I ought to ask him. Note that I have a [email protected] subscription, so if you were to pose the "question" there I would automatically get a copy and be able to follow any ensuing dialog.
Since my last post, I learned that the M2 on host t2240 I was referring to possibly installing Grub2 on is actually only reporting as M2, as its urpmi.cfg is pointing to Cauldron. So, I suppose I could just go ahead and install from Cauldron if and when time permits - after deciding whether to keep it as is WRT installed packages, switch repos to M2, or update it to Cauldron (or M3 if it's been forked already).
-- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
