Re: Installer partitioner project, dif Debian Ubuntu, lvm, UUID, GPartEd, GRUB, HAL

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Subject: Re: Installer partitioner project, dif Debian Ubuntu, lvm, UUID, GPartEd, GRUB, HAL
From: Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:40:33 +0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:10:04 -0500, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:

> On Tuesday 27 April 2010 15:32:28 giovanni_re wrote:

(...)

>> Did ubuntu do something unwise with making use of UUIDs, & now they are
>> backtracking?  Did Debian do any of that?
> 
> The Lenny installer defaults to populating /etc/fstab with UUIDs, IIRC. 
> The Etch installer still just used device names.  UUIDs aren't directly
> related to HAL, although HAL can make use of them.

Just a side note. 

My Lenny installation defaulted to "/dev/sdax" nomenclature in both, "/
boot/grub/menu.lst" and "/etc/fstab". 

BTW, I installed GRUB legacy.

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón

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