Comments on: Smooth sailing to GRUB 2 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/06/21/smooth-sailing-to-grub-2/ a potpourri of mirth and madness Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:00:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chris http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/06/21/smooth-sailing-to-grub-2/#comment-2243 Chris Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:00:21 +0000 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/?p=403#comment-2243 I upgraded a (remote, no local access) debian box today. Grub 2 is in debian's testing branch. So I installed grub2, I got the dialog box asking if I want to chain load for safety and I said yes. Then I got another box telling me to run 'upgrade-from-grub-legacy' if it boots successfully, the problem was 'upgrade-from-grub-legacy' was invisible on my screen so I had to google to get the text. But anyway it rebooted fine, I ran the command and tested reboot the 2nd time and again no problem, so it seems it is quite an easy process. The only real risk I can forsee is people with multiple drives accidently selecting the wrong one when it updates the MBR. I upgraded a (remote, no local access) debian box today. Grub 2 is in debian’s testing branch. So I installed grub2, I got the dialog box asking if I want to chain load for safety and I said yes. Then I got another box telling me to run ‘upgrade-from-grub-legacy’ if it boots successfully, the problem was ‘upgrade-from-grub-legacy’ was invisible on my screen so I had to google to get the text. But anyway it rebooted fine, I ran the command and tested reboot the 2nd time and again no problem, so it seems it is quite an easy process. The only real risk I can forsee is people with multiple drives accidently selecting the wrong one when it updates the MBR.

]]> By: Matt Zimmerman http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/06/21/smooth-sailing-to-grub-2/#comment-2165 Matt Zimmerman Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:17:05 +0000 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/?p=403#comment-2165 "I wanted to be confident that Ubuntu 9.04 would..." That should read 9.10, of course. “I wanted to be confident that Ubuntu 9.04 would…”

That should read 9.10, of course.

]]> By: S02E07 – The Crusaders – OGG HIGH | Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo team http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/06/21/smooth-sailing-to-grub-2/#comment-938 S02E07 – The Crusaders – OGG HIGH | Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo team Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:24:01 +0000 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/?p=403#comment-938 [...] GRUB 2 [...] [...] GRUB 2 [...]

]]> By: S02E07 – The Crusaders – OGG LOW | Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo team http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/06/21/smooth-sailing-to-grub-2/#comment-937 S02E07 – The Crusaders – OGG LOW | Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo team Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:23:27 +0000 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/?p=403#comment-937 [...] GRUB 2 [...] [...] GRUB 2 [...]

]]> By: S02E07 – The Crusaders – MP3 HIGH | Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo team http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/06/21/smooth-sailing-to-grub-2/#comment-936 S02E07 – The Crusaders – MP3 HIGH | Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo team Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:23:01 +0000 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/?p=403#comment-936 [...] GRUB 2 [...] [...] GRUB 2 [...]

]]> By: S02E07 – The Crusaders – MP3 LOW | Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo team http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/06/21/smooth-sailing-to-grub-2/#comment-935 S02E07 – The Crusaders – MP3 LOW | Ubuntu Podcast from the UK LoCo team Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:21:58 +0000 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/?p=403#comment-935 [...] GRUB 2 [...] [...] GRUB 2 [...]

]]> By: Links 22/06/2009: Mandriva Linux 2010 @ Alpha 1, Firefox 3.5 is Near | Boycott Novell http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/06/21/smooth-sailing-to-grub-2/#comment-929 Links 22/06/2009: Mandriva Linux 2010 @ Alpha 1, Firefox 3.5 is Near | Boycott Novell Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:26:42 +0000 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/?p=403#comment-929 [...] Smooth sailing to GRUB 2 When it finished, I rebooted, let it start up with the defaults (not touching any keys), and everything came up fine. To seal the deal, I followed the instructions given earlier and ran: sudo upgrade-from-grub-legacy to install GRUB 2 in the MBR, replacing GRUB 0.x and rebooted again to test that. [...] [...] Smooth sailing to GRUB 2 When it finished, I rebooted, let it start up with the defaults (not touching any keys), and everything came up fine. To seal the deal, I followed the instructions given earlier and ran: sudo upgrade-from-grub-legacy to install GRUB 2 in the MBR, replacing GRUB 0.x and rebooted again to test that. [...]

]]> By: dino99 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/06/21/smooth-sailing-to-grub-2/#comment-914 dino99 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:17:07 +0000 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/?p=403#comment-914 hi all, Testing grub-pc since early may, i daily have various troubles on a fresh karmic install. The best, at time, is to wait at least next alpha, except for those like me who test and report bugs. hi all,
Testing grub-pc since early may, i daily have various troubles on a fresh karmic install.
The best, at time, is to wait at least next alpha, except for those like me who test and report bugs.

]]> By: Onkar http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/06/21/smooth-sailing-to-grub-2/#comment-913 Onkar Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:45:10 +0000 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/?p=403#comment-913 There is grub-ieee1275 for powerpc machines using openfirmware. Last time I tried it the installation wasn't as automatic as for grub-pc on my PC. And the PPC port has not switched to grub yet. It is still using yaboot. There is grub-ieee1275 for powerpc machines using openfirmware. Last time I tried it the installation wasn’t as automatic as for grub-pc on my PC.
And the PPC port has not switched to grub yet. It is still using yaboot.

]]> By: djohnston http://mdzlog.alcor.net/2009/06/21/smooth-sailing-to-grub-2/#comment-908 djohnston Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:23:59 +0000 http://mdzlog.alcor.net/?p=403#comment-908 Excusez-moi Excusez-moi

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