Bug#251526: If XFS selected for / then fallback to Lilo
>>>>> "Karl" == Karl Hegbloom <hegbloom@pdx.edu> writes:
>> If the user selects XFS for the root file system, the installer
>> warns that it will not work with grub. Which is actually true,
>> I've tested it twice and it didn't work :).
Karl> Then what is "xfs_stage1_5" for, in /boot/grub? I think I used
Karl> to have an XFS / with Grub at some point.
Grub supports reading kernel images off of an XFS filesystem. That's
what that file is for.
This feature is orthogonal to grub's first stage loader residing on
XFS.
ext2/3 leave 4KB of empty space before the filesystem actually starts.
That makes it possible to share the partition between the boot loader
and the filesystem. XFS, however, does not leave empty space at the
beginning so you can't put grub/lilo on that.
--
Martin K. Petersen http://mkp.net/
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