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Elite +</I>><i> > have to show them the « good way ». +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > Alleluia ! +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> +</I>><i> All FUD +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Have any of you actually installed grub2 in Cauldron and read +</I>><i> /usr/share/doc/grub2/README.Mageia and then actually tried it? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> This can be done without upsetting your grub legacy installation in any way. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I have been using grub2 with Mageia since Mga1 and multibooting a dozen +</I>><i> or more distros including grub legacy and grub2. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I am currently running Cauldron with only grub2 installed and NOT to the +</I>><i> MBR. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I have just net installed current cauldron (so really mga3b2) with grub2 +</I>><i> (not in MBR) and can multiboot straight into it. +</I>><i> (at present there is an issue with the installer so the install just +</I>><i> needs to be aborted at the bootloader install stage to do this) +</I>><i> <A HREF="https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8742">https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8742</A> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> As regards the background - grub2 picks up the current default Mageia +</I>><i> artwork from the system on install, so this should be automatic. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> All these fears are, AFAICT unfounded. +</I> +So it'is a fud launched by grub2 developpers when they recommend +installing it only on the MBR. + +Since the apparition of grub2 all that is almost unclear. + +Lack of communication or understandability I don't know but the fact is +that grub2 is a problem for many users. + +If we add EFI UEFI (of course not linux fault) it is a easyless +installing one or different Gnu/linux systems than 3 years ago. + +But perhaps I am a stupid linux user since 13 or 14 years and I should +have to buy Apple product or W8 ;-) + +-- +A.Salaün +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="021808.html">[Mageia-dev] Grub2 vs. Grub Legacy in M3 +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="021842.html">[Mageia-dev] Grub2 vs. Grub Legacy in M3 [play nice, people] +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#21821">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#21821">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#21821">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#21821">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |