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Re: [patch] add setdefault X
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Yoshinori K. Okuji |
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Re: [patch] add setdefault X |
Date: |
Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:10:16 +0100 |
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On Wednesday 12 November 2003 16:03, Robert Millan wrote:
> As for the "run time" issue, what do you mean exactly? The default flag is
> stored in stage2, so i guess it should be ok to store the onceonly one
> there, too.
I think I have said this before, but I don't like modifying installed stage2
in this way. When I implemented it, I thought it was easy and good. But I was
wrong. That's because:
* It requires changing the structure of stage2. This might introduce
incompatibity very easily.
* It is not so easy actually.
* It is somewhat dangerous, because it modifies a critical part of GRUB. If
there is a bug in that code, your system might become unbootable.
So I'm still thinking of using a separate storage (e.g. as
/boot/grub/nvram.dat).
> I don't really mind about "showdefault", but my impression is that it's
> useful for debugging.
I see your point.
Okuji
- [patch] add setdefault X, Jim Cromie, 2003/11/04
- Re: [patch] add setdefault X, Yoshinori K. Okuji, 2003/11/06
- Re: [patch] add setdefault X, Robert Millan, 2003/11/08
- Re: [patch] add setdefault X, Yoshinori K. Okuji, 2003/11/12
- Re: [patch] add setdefault X, Robert Millan, 2003/11/12
- Re: [patch] add setdefault X,
Yoshinori K. Okuji <=
- Re: [patch] add setdefault X, Robert Millan, 2003/11/13
- Re: [patch] add setdefault X, Yoshinori K. Okuji, 2003/11/15
- Re: [patch] add setdefault X, Robert Millan, 2003/11/15
- Re: [patch] add setdefault X, Yoshinori K. Okuji, 2003/11/15
- Re: [patch] add setdefault X, Jim Cromie, 2003/11/12