[bug #32612] GRUB 2 should have the ability to boot from a Unix OS

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URL:
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                 Summary: GRUB 2 should have the ability to boot from a Unix
OS
                 Project: GNU GRUB
            Submitted by: de_logics
            Submitted on: Sun 27 Feb 2011 03:14:51 PM GMT
                Category: Booting
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 
                 Release: 1.98
         Reproducibility: None
         Planned Release: None

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Details:

Many motherboards don't boot from a USB/external drive; they wont even supply
power to them, as a result all boot managers fail to work (they don't see the
device at all..).

The solution to this problem is booting a live OS, running grub on in to set
the root device, kernel etc... and booting directly from that OS after
shutting it down abruptly (this wont impact if a live CD is used, and grub
might show a warning before doing this).




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