[clue-tech] Debian squeeze

[David L. Anselmi]

Collins Richey wrote:
> And, of course, as mentioned earlier, I can't believe that no one at
> Debian actually tested the ability to boot additional distros from
> their grub2 setup. If a distro doesn't play well in the playground
> with others, I just cross it off my list.

Probably they did and it worked for them.  They might get lucky though and fix your problem even 
though they don't know it exists.

The boot loader is tricky because each distro has to put it in the same place.  They can't skip it 
and they can't count on not being overwritten by another.  So it's no surprise there's some 
do-it-yourself work.  It would have been interesting to see your setup to understand what the issue is.

Perhaps there should be a standard that says each disk's MBR has a loader that just gives you a list 
of partitions and chain loads each one.  Then each distro can do their own thing.  But I'm sure 
there are many reasons why simpler is better and I can't imagine coordinating that package across 
distros.

> I love what Debian has done for linux over the years, but I have no
> time for Debian absolutism.
>
> I've already torn down the setup and moved on, so it won't be possible
> to enter trouble reports.

It's too bad Ian Murdock didn't take that approach.

Dave