Bug#56821: [POSSIBLE GRAVE SECURITY HOLD]
- To: quinot@infres.enst.fr
- Cc: Pierre Beyssac <beyssac@enst.fr>, Samuel Tardieu <sam@debian.org>, Adam Di Carlo <adam@onshore.com>, "Huneycutt, Doug" <doug.huneycutt@lmco.com>, 56821@bugs.debian.org, pb@enst.fr, quinot@enst.fr, debian-devel@lists.debian.org
- Subject: Bug#56821: [POSSIBLE GRAVE SECURITY HOLD]
- From: John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>
- Date: 02 Feb 2000 18:00:52 -0600
- Message-id: <[🔎] 87vh47i28b.fsf@erwin.complete.org>
- Reply-to: John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>, 56821@bugs.debian.org
- In-reply-to: Thomas Quinot's message of "Thu, 3 Feb 2000 00:56:49 +0100"
- References: <[🔎] 2000-02-02-11-38-12+trackit+sam@debian.org> <[🔎] 87vh47k3v1.fsf@erwin.complete.org> <[🔎] 20000202175255.E50448@enst.fr> <[🔎] 873drby1na.fsf@erwin.complete.org> <[🔎] 20000202181855.H50448@enst.fr> <[🔎] 87n1pjy0qs.fsf@erwin.complete.org> <[🔎] 20000202184944.K50448@enst.fr> <[🔎] 87ya93h467.fsf@erwin.complete.org> <[🔎] 20000202191118.N50448@enst.fr> <[🔎] 87ln53h3dl.fsf@erwin.complete.org> <[🔎] 20000203005649.D2812@lantier.enst.fr>
Thomas Quinot <quinot@email.enst.fr> writes:
> Le 2000-02-02, John Goerzen écrivait :
>
> > partitions to boot from within Linux. If Linux is not bootable or
> > deleted, you're stuck. This is not acceptable.
>
> If Linux is deleted, then you cannot boot Linux no matter what MBR
> you are using. If you moved away one kernel image referenced by
But you can boot your OTHER OSs.
> your LILO map, you can have a rescue one that you do never touch
> that will allow you to boot. If you moved away all you kernel images, I seriously
> doubt you'll still be in situation of loading anything useful using mbr.
You could load no less than three other operating systems.
> Now, if you are willing to stop spreading FUD and perform an elementary
> reality check, can you provide one example scenario where Debian's mbr buys
> you one fnctionality that cannot beachieved using plain LILO?
I already mentioned several. MBR does not depend on a Linux partition
to work. MBR does not require Linux to change partition boot
selections. Others have mentioned some as well. Some BIOSes make it
difficult to boot from floppy; MBR adds this. MBR can boot Linux
without requiring a Linux partition.
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John Goerzen Linux, Unix consulting & programming jgoerzen@complete.org |
Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade) www.debian.org |
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