[Mageia-dev] Grub2 vs. Grub Legacy in M3

Tue Jan 29 10:29:54 CET 2013

On 29/01/13 00:26, 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:phcoder!~phcoder at 60-124.62-81.cust.bluewin.ch
+
+Barry
+