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

[André Salaün]

Le Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:04:13 +0000
Barry Jackson <zen25000 at zen.co.uk> a écrit:

> On 18/01/13 21:50, André Salaün wrote:
> > Le Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:19:24 +0000
> > Maurice Batey <maurice at bcs.org.uk> a écrit:
> >
> >> On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:09:41 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
> >>
> >>> As Grub2 devs all but insist Grub2 must be installed to the MBR,
> >>
> >>    Thus preventing the use of such bootloadcers as GAG, and Extipl. so in
> >> that respect GRUB2 is a retrograde step.
> >>
> >> --
> >> /\/\aurice
> >> 	
> >
> > +1
> >
> > Same philosophy as gnome3 : only me.
> > My choice is the goof choice according to myself (Im a dev so I can't be
> > wrong)
> > Same philosophy as Apple : users (like  people) are children ! Elite
> > have to show them the « good way ».
> >
> > Alleluia !
> >
> 
> All FUD
> 
> Have any of you actually installed grub2 in Cauldron and read 
> /usr/share/doc/grub2/README.Mageia and then actually tried it?
> 
> This can be done without upsetting your grub legacy installation in any way.
> 
> I have been using grub2 with Mageia since Mga1 and multibooting a dozen 
> or more distros including grub legacy and grub2.
> 
> I am currently running Cauldron with only grub2 installed and NOT to the 
> MBR.
> 
> I have just net installed current cauldron (so really mga3b2) with grub2 
> (not in MBR) and can multiboot straight into it.
> (at present there is an issue with the installer so the install just 
> needs to be aborted at the bootloader install stage to do this)
> https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8742
> 
> As regards the background - grub2 picks up the current default Mageia 
> artwork from the system on install, so this should be automatic.
> 
> All these fears are, AFAICT unfounded.

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