On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 10:40:09AM +0100, Thiemo Seufer wrote:
> > My point is: when it's not possible to use any other FS than ext2/3 on /,
> > then d-i shouldn't offer it or give a clear warning that the system will not
> > be able to boot up with the used bootloader.
> This is one of the bugs in partconf/partititoner. I seemed to remember
> it was reported to the BTS, but I haven't found it there (the
> information is probably hidden in a multi-problem report).
> The idea is to kill the DVH-bootfiles-as-logical-volumes misfeature in
> libparted (which is trickier than it appears) and then to switch d-i
> to partman, which is used on most other architectures.
Hmmm, how about a message displayed to the user in the meanwhile? It could
be done when the user is choosing a non-ext2 to be mounted as /.
p2-mate said that arcload could load from non-ext2 as well, but that's not
packaged yet.. could be a long-term replacement for arcboot, maybe...
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