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Re: Bug#461442: please add support for os-prober to detect other OSes in
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Robert Millan |
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Re: Bug#461442: please add support for os-prober to detect other OSes in update-grub |
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Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:21:44 +0100 |
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On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 10:39:14AM +0100, Fabian Greffrath wrote:
> Otavio Salvador schrieb:
> >os-prober is developed inside Debian Installer team.
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> >I think it's two different but reports and then it would be nice to
> >report a specific bug (maybe with a proposed patch) for os-prober to
> >provide what you'd need and then we can push it.
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> I believe the issue is even easier to solve. I simply need to run
> 'linux-boot-prober' (in the same package as os-prober, it seems I am
> blinded) on the partition for which the 'linux' boot keyword is reported
> and interpret it's output. Expect more work on this next week. I am
> sorry I cannot test my script drafts, because I have no other *nix
> besides Debian on my machine (the first of The Ten Commandments). ;)
You could try with qemu.
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Robert Millan
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